ANTH 2230 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Compulsory Education, Post-Occupation Japan, School Refusal

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Anthropology
• Course: ANTH 2230
• Professor: Satsuki Kawano

Document Summary

Education: major topics: education during the edo period, education during the meiji period, education in postwar japan (after wwii) See the benjamin reading (cp), late 1970s: recent developments (the 1990s - ) See the cave chapter (ccp: education during the edo period. There were different educational systems for samurai warriors and commoners. Education for warriors: they went to schools established by local domains (or regional governments) Educational content: confucianism, western learning, and national learning. A: a terakoya is a private school for commoners. Lower peasants--30-40: education during the meiji period. The system aimed to produce military leaders and bureaucrats for the modern. Universities and graduate schools for a small number of advanced students: education in postwar japan (1947-) University (4 yrs); junior college (2 yrs) Nine years of compulsory education for both boys and girls. Who is a ronin? (ronin = warriors without masters )