지유샤역사교과서의 교수·학습적성격

Abstract

The contents of Jijusya(自由社) history textbook, passed through 2009 official certification in Japan, are little different from those of Husosya(扶桑社) history textbook. But Japanese Society for History Textbook Reform(新しい곎史敎科書 をつくる會) attach importance of teaching and learning aspects to Jiyusya history textbook. Many learning materials such as photograph, pictures and maps, which complement writings of the textbook, are involved in Jiyusya history textbook. There are charts which diagrammatize contents of text and are involved‘ this is a points’which present key contents with question and reply in Jiyusya history textbook. There are five types of reading materials in Jiyusya history textbook, which stimulate the interests of students and help them understand historical facts in depth. History dictionaries in the end of the chapter summarize important historical facts to be memorized by students. There are involved the pictures of the life of the women, the great women or the activity of the women in the beginning of the chapter. It is conscious of criticizing them, and depend on the trends of recent historical research. But it is the means for transmitting their historical understanding to the students effectively to strengthen the function of teaching and learning of Jiyusya But it is the means for transmitting their historical understanding to the students effectively to strengthen the function of teaching and learning of Jiyusya history textbook. Historical facts are understood according to ruling class and their governing activity, while people in general are described as being benefit from it in Giyusya history textbook. Japanese Emperor is revered as the divine person who has the noble character and function not to be compared with ordinary people. And the culture and the custom of Japanese history are idealized for students to have the national self-esteem and the identity as Japanese people. These contents in Jiyusya are for the purpose of rationalizing the Japanese historical activity and justifying their historical blames.