臺灣日治時代教育政策與社會文化之考察（1922－1945）

Abstract

The years covered in this study ranged between Japanese Taisho 11th year and Showa 20th year (1922-1945), around the time of the recovery of Taiwan. During that period of time, there were some phenomenon in the education policy and social culture in Taiwan that were different from those in past and modern times. Such phenomenon can be found not only in historical literature during the Japanese occupation of Taiwan but also from some seniors who lived during the above period of time. Would the information obtained from the seniors be consistent with that from the historical literature? How much difference is there between the former and the latter? The author intended to investigate the differences. The issues being investigated included the learning of Taiwanese language; the qualifications set for Taiwanese students to enter Japanese elementary schools; education practice in various schools; and education for Taiwanese women. The above so-called ”investigation” refers to the research method used in this study which is used in the field of sociology. Seniors who received Japanese formal education between 1922 and 1945 were interviewed to render information related to the above issues to be compared with that recorded in historical literature. Through the comparison, the author intended to find out the similarities and differences between the two sources.