2013 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
A Historical Study of the Emergence of Elementary School Auditoriums and Multi-purpose Rooms in the United States in the Early 20th Century
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23531031
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Educaion
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| Research Institution | Kwansei Gakuin University |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
SATO Takayuki 早稲田大学, 教育・総合科学学術院, 教授 (60288032)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2011 – 2013
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| Keywords | 講堂 / 進歩主義教育 / デューイ / 多目的室 / 小学校 / 校舎 / アメリカ教育史 |
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| Research Abstract |
It was not until the late 19th century that elementary school buildings in the United States began to have auditoriums. Elementary school buildings were mostly one-room schoolhouses in the 19th century. Progressive educational reformers, influenced strongly by John Dewey's educational philosophy, aimed to give school children various kinds of activities, and to connect the school and community. They regarded the auditorium as one of the most useful means for the purposes, and, especially in large cities where large school building with many classrooms became prevalent, auditoriums were usually included in school plants in the early 20th century.
However, in the middle of the 20th century, large auditoriums in elementary schools became unpopular and were often replaced by multi-purpose rooms. The reason was that progressive educators began to consider multi-purpose rooms more suitable for children's various kinds of learning and free participation in group activities.
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