Research of the Moral Education in Modern Japan－through analyzing the moral textbook used at the elementary school－

• Main Authors: Pei-Rong Lin, 林珮蓉
• Other Authors: Shih-Min Tien
• Format: Others
• Published: 2013
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/x2tx8s

碩士 === 淡江大學 === 日本語文學系碩士班 === 101 === This research is something which looks back at the moral education in modern Japan through the content of the moral textbook used at elementary school. First, although it is a translation moral textbook of the "school system", in order to advance westernization, Japan introduced the material civilization of the West actively during the period "school system" hit in the early Meiji period. So, the textbook used for moral education will also be translated from the Western textbooks used for moral education. However, traditional ethics morality peculiar to Japan is fading gradually by use of such a translation moral textbook. In order to regain it, in the Meiji 10s, the Confucian ethic has been enhanced. Finally, the Confucianism moral textbook centering on "loyalty and filial piet" will be used instead of the translation moral textbook at last. When the "Imperial Rescript on Education" was carried out in Meiji 23, the moral textbook will be altogether edited based on it and approved by it. However, from the end of the Meiji 20s, it came to discuss about the moral textbook of government control. When the "textbook scandal" had arisen in Meiji 35, the moral textbook changed from the censorship system to the government control system in next Meiji 36. Now the moral education based on the "Imperial Rescript on Education" is performed with the government control moral textbook. If the above consideration is seen, it can be said that each moral textbook except the translation moral textbook have played the important role in training the ethics of the loyalty to the Emperor. However, the government control moral textbook is considered to have played the larger role because it incorporated story to make it easy to understand.