A Study on the historical contexts of professionality of teaching in Post-War Japan

2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 25381043
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Education
• Research Institution: Keio University (2015-2016); Daito Bunka University (2013-2014)
• Principal Investigator: SAKUMA AKI 慶應義塾大学, 教職課程センター(三田), 教授 (60334463)
• Project Period (FY): 2013-04-01 – 2017-03-31
• Keywords: 教師教育 / 教員養成 / 教職の専門性 / 教職の専門職性

Outline of Final Research Achievements

First, Aki Sakuma pointed out that the concept of profession of teaching in Japan was constructed based on the teachers' self-sacrifice for the nation in Meidi Era, which was different from the US concepts based on the devotion to the God.
Secondly, I analyzed the relationship between the professionalism and the professionality of teaching in 19th century America. US normal schools was required to improve teachers’ ability and kept reforming their curriculum, in vain. One of the main reasons of it was they could get only few fiscal supports for promoting teachers’ salary/ working conditions. Thirdly, the relationship between the professionalism and the professionality of teaching in 20th century Japan.

Free Research Field

教育学