It has been widely recognized that industrialization, one aspect of modernization, depends upon education, so that now their reciprocal relationship is among the most popular subject matters for various disciplines. Theory on modernization, especially of Japan, sees in fairly expanded popular education in the Tokugawa era a prerequisite for industrialization, Economics of education, comparative education, educational policy and others are deeply cOncerned with education as a sine qua for industrialization. Educational sociology too, by definition has to explore the relation between industrialization and education, And in fact it has produced many important works, but unfortunately there seems to be no systematic blue print which covers all fields for it yet, It is here proposed to offer tentatively a sociology of industrialization and education, which should treat the effect of education upon industrialization on one hand and vice versa on the other.
Education functions positively upon industrialization (1) as its precedent condition, (2) through selecting, training and allocating the personnel of industry, (3) by technological innovation and (4) educational industry, while it works negatively upon industrialization (1) by its traditionalism, (2) by educational lag, and (3) by lack of adequate planning. Conversely, industrialization influences both positively and negatively upon education, Positive effects manifest themselves in (1) expansion of education, (2) efficiency of education, (3) improved educational system, while negative ones are observed in many educational problems produced by (1) urbanism, (2) urbanization, (3) demographical mobility.(4) intra-urban mobility, (5) shortage of housing, (6) megalopolis, (7) technological innovation, (8) shortage of educational leaders, (9) bureaucratization, (10) mass society, (11) generational opposition, etc, Educational sociology has neglected some of these effects, Finally some of necessary perspectives for the fruitful study are pointed out, such as (1) problem approach, (2) interdisciplinary approach and (3) utilization of official resources.
