Transition in the relationship between teachers and students: a focus on secondary school riots in the Meiji Era

2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 24730710
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Sociology of education
• Research Institution: Tamagawa University
• Principal Investigator: OTA Hiroki 玉川大学, 教育学部, 准教授 (30555298)
• Project Period (FY): 2012-04-01 – 2015-03-31
• Keywords: 学校紛擾 / 教師－生徒関係

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study examines the transition in the relationship between teachers and students with a focus on secondary school riots in the Meiji Era. Empirical analysis is used to determine the nature of the crisis in this relationship in the present day.
First, I studied examples of secondary school riots in newspaper articles and other media. Next, taking a few typical riots caused by conflicts between teachers and students as case studies, the origins and consequences of the riots were analyzed by understanding the sentiments and actions of teachers and students. Consequently, I find that while the educational system was modernized in the Meiji era, educational relations were institutionalized. This increased the friction between teachers and students, which precipitated the school riots.

Free Research Field

教育社会学