Public Acceptance and Articulation of Schools in Japanese Society : Origins in Education and Society in the 1930s

Abstract

It goes without saying that character development occurs in school. However it is necessaiy to make that very premise an object of analysis regarding the issue of school articulation. This article will reveal the establishment of character development through schools by focusing on the formation of elementary education as well as the expansion ofpost-elementary education in the 1930s. In addition, this article will present the perspective and viewpoint of Japan c public acceptance of schools, informed by youth, family businesses, teachers, educational practices, etc. leading up to the post-war establishment of a 6-3-3-4 education system.