The Historical Study about the Establishment of the Government High Schools

2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 23531029
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Educaion
• Research Institution: Doshisha University
• Principal Investigator: TANAKA Tomoko 同志社大学, 人文科学研究所, 助教 (00379041)
• Project Period (FY): 2011 – 2014
• Keywords: 高等教育史 / 日本近現代史 / 都市史 / 旧制高等学校 / 学校誘致

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The establishment of central government high schools started in the late 1880s and was actualized in about 20 cities after WWI. Under the “8-Year Plan” by the Ministry of Education, the local campaign to invite them turned into an all-out war at the turn of the century. The Narcissism of the cities was stimulated and intensified their rivalry against each other. The campaign became to be led by municipalities instead of prefectures and government officials or Diet members from the districts became to be actively involved in it. The government schools were established requiring the disbursement from the districts, such as local taxes (Prefecture/Municipality) or donations from the financial magnates or the old Han [Feudal domain] clans.

Free Research Field

日本近現代史（高等教育史）