History of Community and Adult Education in Old Coal Mining Area in Northern Kyushu

2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 26780447
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Education
• Research Institution: Kagoshima University
• Principal Investigator: NOUNAKA ITARU 鹿児島大学, 教育学部, 特任講師 (50631892)
• Project Period (FY): 2014-04-01 – 2017-03-31
• Keywords: 産炭地 / 筑豊 / 社会教育 / 地域 / 貧困 / 生活保護 / 炭鉱 / 田川市

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The purpose of this research is to study the history of community and adult education in old coal mining area. Specifically, we focus on the region generally called Chikuhou in the north of Kyushu Island in the 1950s and 1960s. In this area, there is a long history regarding poverty and discrimination. However, there are a number of limitations in the researches on the history of community education. Little is known about the historical relation between the community education and the coal industry in Northern Kyushu. The objectives of this study are twofold. First, we present a methodological model of historical research on community education. Second, we examine historical facts of education in the community. We analyzed the relation between the community education history and the coal industry. This study provides new evidence of community education history in old coal mining region.

Free Research Field

教育学