抄録
In this thesis, I have tried to make clear the following: what position education at school and in the society was given and what role it played in the process of modernization through analyzing the educational situation after the Meiji Period in Okinawa. I have also compared and evaluated the difference in achievement between the group which supported the assimilation policy together with imperial education and the one which tried to put the peculiar culture of Okinawa into practical activities. As main materials, I have made use of 'current Topics in Education', an education magazine of the Meiji Period, 'Ryukyu News' and 'Okinawa Mainichi', both of which were local newspapers. By learning several activities which characterize the culture of Okinawa, I have confirmed the existence of the water stream leading to activities later on in the present days.
