Abstract
This study aimed to clarify the curriculum for kindergarten teacher training at national universities in the early post–World War II period. To achieve this, it examined the two-year training curricula at Ochanomizu University, Nara Women’s University, and Tokyo Gakugei University. The curricula of Ochanomizu University and Nara Women’s University, rooted in the tradition of women’s higher normal schools, emphasized specialized subjects related to early childhood and practical training in kindergartens. On the other hand, the curriculum at Tokyo Gakugei University, based on the tradition of normal schools, included extensive childcare content within its elementary school teacher training, as well as practical training as a capstone experience. After World War II, the discontinuation of these programs resulted in a decline in kindergarten teacher training rooted in the tradition of women’s higher normal schools within national universities, while the training rooted in the tradition of normal schools continued to be embraced and advanced.
