Abstract
The purpose of this paper is to examine the commitment of Senior Specialists for Curriculum and School Inspectors in revising Course of Studies, focusing on elementary social studies in 1958. Previous studies indicate the existence of Senior Specialists for Curriculum and School Inspectors, but donʼt reveal their concrete involvement in revising Course of Studies. The findings of this study are as follows. First, it is clear that School Inspectors submitted a draft revision independently of the Senior Specialists for Curriculum and took a strong initiative in revising Course of Studies as needed. Second, this paper indicates that the Senior Specialists for Curriculum and School Inspectors committed the revision process with not only their specialties but also their interests and preferences. Regarding their interests, it is clear that they resisted the abolition of their own subjects making full use of their specialties in order to avoid losing their jurisdictions. About their preferences, it is revealed that they justified their validity using their specialties in discussing concrete contents of the draft revision.
