Title: Private academies of Chinese learning in Meiji Japan : the decline and transformation of the kanguku juku /
Authors: Mehl, Margaret.; Nordic Institute of Asian Studies.
Publisher: NIAS Press,
Year: 2003
Subjects: Private schools Japan History; Education Japan History; Japan Social life and customs
Abstract: "The establishment of a national education system soon after the Meiji Restoration of 1868 is recognized as a significant factor in Japan's modernization, hence research on education is concentrated on the state system. However, this development did not mean the disappearance of the juku, the private academies that were so much a feature of the Tokugawa period. Indeed, these played a far greater role than has been appreciated so far and this book aims to rectify the omission. Not only does this comprehensive study of a little known but significant area contribute to a better understanding of education in the Meiji period but also it is relevant to Japan's public education system today."--BOOK JACKET.
Contents: Ch. 1. Education in Transition from the Tokugawa to the Meiji Period -- Education and juku in Tokugawa Japan -- The education policies of the Meiji government -- Types of private schools -- Kangaku in the Meiji period -- Kangaku juku in transition -- Ch. 2. Kangaku Juku in the Meiji Period -- Juku and juku attendance after 1868 -- Juku in Tokyo -- Juku outside Tokyo -- Ch. 3. Case Studies -- The "old guard": Yasui Sokken -- The modern success story: Mishima Chushu -- A woman changing with the times: Miwada Masako -- The recluse: Ikeda Soan -- The country scholars: Tsuneto Seiso and Murakami Butsusan -- Ch. 4. Life at the Juku -- The masters -- Teaching methods and curriculum -- Organization and rules -- Boarding house life -- The students -- The juku as a business: finance -- Ch. 5. The Decline of the Juku -- The case of Akita -- Juku and public education in conflict -- Student careers: narrowing options -- The gakureki shakai and the juku as a cram school -- Ch. 6. The Legacy of the Juku -- Kangaku scholars and juku commemorated -- Inspired by the juku -- The juku myth -- Continuities.