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ERIC Number: EJ440226
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1991
Pages: N/A
Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0889-0293
Women Educators of the Meiji Era and the Making of Modern Japan.
Hastings, Sally A.
International Journal of Social Education, v6 n1 p83-94 Spr 1991
Describes the contributions of three women educators to Japanese education and to the development of the modern Japanese empire. Criticizes Japanese historiography that ignores the role of conservative women. Discusses the educators' views of the importance of female education to help women raise children who could benefit the state. (DK)
Descriptors: Confucianism, Educational History, Educational Innovation, Educational Philosophy, Elementary Secondary Education, Females, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Historiography, Women Administrators, Women Faculty, Womens Education
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Historical Materials
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Japan; Japanese Culture; Meiji; Miwata (Masako); Oriental Womens Society; Tanahashi (Ayako); Yamawaki (Fusako)