From the 1860s onwards, the supporters of Western studies called into question traditional education as a whole. They were critical of the concept upon which the teaching of the language (reading and writing) had been based as well as the preeminence given to reading as the only means of access to knowledge. Thus, even before the founding of a national education system, a new type of textbook clearly aimed at beginners appeared for the teaching of the language. Based on some novel pedagogical principles and critical considerations of the written Japanese language, these books established the modern teaching of reading and writing. In this article, we will consider those of Fukuzawa Yukichi, Yanagawa Harukage and Furukawa Masao, as their tex...
International audienceThe implementation of mass education in Japan during the Meiji period (1868-19...
In Japan, students begin to learn a foreign language at lower secondary school as an elective subjec...
International audienceThe implementation of mass education in Japan during the Meiji period (1868-19...
International audienceFrom the 1860s onwards, the supporters of Western studies called into question...
International audienceFrom the 1860s onwards, the supporters of Western studies called into question...
From the 1860s onwards, the supporters of Western studies called into question traditional education...
The Education System Order (Gakusei) was promulgated in 1872 and remained in effect until 1879. This...
The Education System Order (Gakusei) was promulgated in 1872 and remained in effect until 1879. This...
This article describes the teaching process in reading in a country where the writing system is comp...
This article describes the teaching process in reading in a country where the writing system is comp...
During the Edo period, education was manifest in two types of school : hankô (fief schools) and tera...
The Japanese writing system was the target of criticism and reform during the latter half of the 19t...
The Japanese writing system was the target of criticism and reform during the latter half of the 19t...
The aim of this paper is to explicate the characteristics and problems of the five Courses of Study ...
The aim of this paper is to explicate the characteristics and problems of the five Courses of Study ...
International audienceThe implementation of mass education in Japan during the Meiji period (1868-19...
In Japan, students begin to learn a foreign language at lower secondary school as an elective subjec...
International audienceThe implementation of mass education in Japan during the Meiji period (1868-19...
International audienceFrom the 1860s onwards, the supporters of Western studies called into question...
International audienceFrom the 1860s onwards, the supporters of Western studies called into question...
From the 1860s onwards, the supporters of Western studies called into question traditional education...
The Education System Order (Gakusei) was promulgated in 1872 and remained in effect until 1879. This...
The Education System Order (Gakusei) was promulgated in 1872 and remained in effect until 1879. This...
This article describes the teaching process in reading in a country where the writing system is comp...
This article describes the teaching process in reading in a country where the writing system is comp...
During the Edo period, education was manifest in two types of school : hankô (fief schools) and tera...
The Japanese writing system was the target of criticism and reform during the latter half of the 19t...
The Japanese writing system was the target of criticism and reform during the latter half of the 19t...
The aim of this paper is to explicate the characteristics and problems of the five Courses of Study ...
The aim of this paper is to explicate the characteristics and problems of the five Courses of Study ...
International audienceThe implementation of mass education in Japan during the Meiji period (1868-19...
In Japan, students begin to learn a foreign language at lower secondary school as an elective subjec...
International audienceThe implementation of mass education in Japan during the Meiji period (1868-19...