Abstract
This is retrospective and prospective of my own studies in curriculum for about 40 years, referring to the main current of curriculum studies in Japan.. 1) My experiences of school education before the end of the second world war. 2) The days of beginning to study pedagogy(1949〜1954). The fresh academic atmosphere of the new born education department, The University of Nagoya. 3) The days of pursuing educational science(1954〜1965). a) Studies of Ushinsky' pedagogical anthropology. b) Studies of Vygotsky' psychology and Soviet pedagogy, c) Studies of the modernization of science education. 4) The days of studying in didactics(1965〜1975). Studies of teaching methods of Saito Kihaku and other educators. 5) The days of studies in curriculum and teacher education (1975〜) a) Studies of Japanese school curriculum after the "modernization". b) Studies of curriculum of teaching Japanese language and literature, c) Studies of curriculum of teacher education and teaching practices. d) Studies of curriculum of "learning how to learn".
