Value change during societal transition: Japanese teachers and the war

"Japanese teachers taught ultranationalistic ideology in the prewar school system and encouraged students to sacrifice themselves so Japan, a holy nation, would be victorious against the materialistic western nations symbolized by the United States. After the defeat in 1945, however, they had to denounce this ideology and had to teach the new ""democratic"" values promoted by the American Occupation. The teachers now had to emphasize freedom instead of order, rights instead of obligation, and independence instead of obedience. They were forced to admit, in front of their students, that what they had taught them before with such authority was completely wrong, and that they wholeheartedly welcomed the values of the victors. How did Japanese teachers adapt to such value changes? Did they really change? If they didn't, what actually happened? If they did, how did they change? What kind of inner conflicts, if any, did they experience when they changed values?"

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Education

Grantor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Year dc:date

2011

Author dc:creator

• Fons, Chieko Suzuki

Contributors dc:contributor

• Coombs, Fred S.

• Anthropology, Cultural
• History, Asia, Australia and Oceania
• Education, Teacher Training

Statement dc:rights

• Copyright 1990 Fons, Chieko Suzuki

Language dc:language

eng

Identifier

AAI9026183
(UMI)AAI9026183

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/19796