Abstract
I think it is important to adopt the logic of education to realize history curriculum that improve students’ qualities and abilities, in place of the logic of contents that traditional history education tended to rely on. In other words, rather than teaching “what”, I emphasize “what for” and “how” to teach. In that respect, the new subject “Integrated History (tentative name)” of Japanese high schools deserves attention. Because the purpose of the new subject is to consider the history of modern times related to the formation of contemporary issues in order to improve historical thinking, judgment, and expression required of citizens of the 21st century. However, in order to make full use of this purpose, it is necessary to construct the content of modern history based on the logic of education. Therefore, I suggest the curriculum plan of “Integrated History” based on the following principles. 1) Set contemporary issues to the scope of the curriculum, 2) Focus on the transition of history, modernization, popularization, globalization, and explore modern history while linking past and present. Verification of the effectiveness of this plan is a future task.
