1930～40年代にかけての「学校と家庭の連絡」

―上郷尋常高等小学校の「懇話会記録」および「家庭訪問記録」を手がかりに―

抄録

  By analyzing records of parent-teacher meetings and “home visits” at Kamisato Primary School in Nagano from the 1930s to the 1940s, this study demonstrates how teachers and parents tried to accomplish a major aim of education i.e., co-operation between schools and families.

  Although teachers lamented parents' lack of concern for their children's education, they began to think of ways to educate not only the pupils but also the parents; this scheme was named “Parents Education” (Fukei-Kyoiku/父兄教育). Moreover, parents realized the importance of schooling and education, especially in the face of the worsening war situation. This development led to a change in their viewpoint toward their children's future and job prospects post graduation.

  It was ironic that parents' concern about education increased and cooperation between the teachers and the families was at its highest during the war. Parents went from depending entirely on the school and the teachers to discussing and cooperating with them to improve their children's daily lives under the severe circumstances of war.