The purpose of this study is examine an in-service teacher education program in the progressive Education in the early 20th century, by focusing “the Workshops” formed in the process of “the Eight Year Study(1930-1942)”. Many studies in Japan, as well as in USA, have shown the importance of Progressive Education in respects of study or curriculum for children, but they haven't counted its value concerning teacher education. In Particular, the process of formation of “the Workshop” form 1936 to 1942, and the program of Workshops hasn't explored, although it has been touched many times as the origin of the popularization of Teacher' Centers in 1970s.
First, I described the historical characters of the Eight Year Study and revealed the transformation of Progressive Education Association in those era, which caused by the crisis of Democracy or the Depression.
Second, I revealed the characters of the program of Workshop, examining Two reports of the Workshop Committee written by K.L.Heaton or H.Giles. It was highly valued that the program was based on the Progressive educational thoughts, and so it had changed the concept of education. The purpose of Workshop wasn't “training” or “control” of teachers, but teachers' growth or informal cooperative relationships.
Then I uncovered the historical process of the formation of the Workshops from 1936 till 1940. Teachers and Researchers made a lot of trial-and-errors. And the main characters of Workshops were occasional productions of 1937 meetings.
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