Research on the history of academic and cultural exchange between Japan and western countries in modern era

2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 23531034
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Educaion
• Research Institution: Hokuriku Gakuin University (2012-2014); Hokuriku Gakuin Junior College (2011)
• Principal Investigator: TSUJI Naoto 北陸学院大学, その他部局等, 准教授 (70523679)
• Project Period (FY): 2011-04-28 – 2015-03-31
• Keywords: 海外留学史 / 異文化交流史 / 在外日本人史

Outline of Final Research Achievements

I made inquiries at domestic and foreign institutes to know how Japanese students had chances to go abroad for their study, to exchange with foreign students and how they survived in the environment overseas.
In domestic institutes, I collected some historical materials on the studying abroad system managed by private universities, especially by Keio University, which started sending students abroad since 1899. I also researched at universities or archives in USA, Germany and France. This time I found some materials on Japanese Student Associations in USA which was organized in many American universities or cities, because the Japanese students or professors in USA had to face the racial discrimination in early 20th century. These associations tried to make close contact among each other. There was no student association like USA in Germany but in 1930's, new academic institution was organized to rebuild close relationship between Japan and Germany.

Free Research Field

日本教育史