A Reconsideration of the Discourses of J. A. Comenius in Pre-War Japan (7)

Shinichi Sohma

This thesis is a part of comprehensive survey of discourses of J. A. Comenius in prewar Japan. When national education system
 one of the main agents of the formation of nation state was established in mid 19th-century Japan
 Czech thinker in the 17th century
 Comenius was introduced as a precursor of modern education. More detailed examination on the process is expected for the deeper understanding of the acceptance of Western education in Japan.Through examining the books and magazines mainly concerning education published up to 1945
 the author discovered more than 20 articles about Comenius
 which have not been mentioned in the previous survey. In this series of theses
 the author lists them up and reconsider the process in which the interpretation of Comenius changed and diversified. After mentioning the newly found articles in the period dealt with in this series of examination so far
 this thesis deals with the articles and books appeared in the period from 1931 to 1934
 and pays special attention to Yasutaro Takeyama
 who involved in the beginnings of diplomatic relations between Czechoslovakia and Japan
 and Sanpei Hyodo
 educator who acted in Aichi Prefecture.

教育学部論集

佛教大学学会

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