The formation process of "women" with girls' secondary education in moder Korea

2023 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 20K13162
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Review Section: Basic Section 03010:Historical studies in general-related
• Research Institution: Osaka Sangyo University (2022-2023); Chuo University (2020-2021)
• Principal Investigator: Choi Seonghee 大阪産業大学, 国際学部, 准教授 (10867592)
• Project Period (FY): 2020-04-01 – 2024-03-31
• Keywords: 朝鮮近代史 / ジェンダー史 / 教育史

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This research examines the process by which "FUJIN(women)" were formed in modern Korea, focusing on secondary education. There are two results of this research. First, we have clarified the backgrounds and trends of educational personnel at secondary educational institutions, which are the places where modern women are nurtured. In particular, the documents confirm that the presence of Korean female teachers who studied at Nara Women's Higher Normal School and returned to their alma mater was necessary for the formation of "FUJIN(women)"Second, we collected and analyzed school register materials released in South Korea in 2018. School register materials revealed the background of future women, including their home environments, grades, and the kind of person they are expected to be.

Free Research Field

朝鮮近代史

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

近年アジアにおいて女性の社会進出やジェンダーの問題が問われている。朝鮮半島の近代女子教育から「婦人」形成のプロセスをたどることは、現代にもリンクするといえる。なぜなら、この時期に「婦人」となるべく中等教育機関で学んだ女性たちは、解放後（1945年）の韓国社会を担う存在となり、教育・社会・家庭において「女性」としてのプレゼンスを示すことになるためである。
解放後の韓国社会は南北分断、独裁政権が続き、そのような中で家父長制が強調された社会となった。近代の「婦人」であった女性たちは現代韓国を形成した一員だったともいえる。