Shigetaka Abe

Japanese: 阿部重孝 - あべしげたか

Born: 1890. Niigata
Died in 1939. Tokyo education scholar. Pioneered the field of empirical research on education systems. Graduated from the Faculty of Letters of Tokyo Imperial University in 1913, and worked as an assistant before joining the Ministry of Education's General Education Bureau. In 1948, he traveled to the United States, absorbing the latest results of educational research in the United States at the time, such as curriculum organization theory and comparative education. After returning to Japan, he consistently contributed to the development of American-style empirical and statistical research. In 1951, he became a professor at Tokyo Imperial University. While personally conducting school surveys, he participated in government councils and committees, and played an important role as a member of the Association of Educational Reform Comrades and a founding member of the Educational Science Research Association. His books include "The History of the Development of School Education in Europe and the United States" (1930), "A Little Education" (34), and "Curriculum Theory" (37). In 1983, "Collected Works of Abe Shigetaka" (8 volumes) was published.

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Japanese:

[生]1890. 新潟
[没]1939. 東京
教育学者。教育制度の実証的研究の分野を開拓した。 1913年東京帝国大学文科大学卒業，副手を経て文部省普通学務局に勤務。 23年渡米，カリキュラム編成論，比較教育など，当時のアメリカにおける最新の教育研究の成果を吸収，帰国後一貫してアメリカ流の実証的，統計的研究の発展に尽した。 34年東京帝国大学教授。みずから学校調査活動を進めるかたわら，政府の審議会，委員会に加わり教育改革同志会のメンバー，教育科学研究会の設立メンバーとして重要な役割を果した。著書に『欧米学校教育発達史』 (1930) ，『小さな教育学』 (34) ，『学科課程論』 (37) などがある。 83年には『阿部重孝著作集』 (8巻) が刊行された。

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