Research for a Framework on Subjects of Social Studies from Primary Schools through High Schools

研究出版过程：去年，调查人员通过问卷调查者对日本社会科教育的趋势和问题进行了研究，并根据调查结果发布了关于社会科课程的问卷结果报告。此外，他们还对美国和英国的趋势进行了基础研究。今年，他们分析了包括教育部指定的一些研究和开发学校在内的70所高等学校进行的许多实践研究的结果，并出版了《从小学到高中的社会科学科框架研究》。研究结果的意义：前文是研究成果之一，调查人员可以指出他们独特的研究意义如下：(1)他们收集和分析了70所高等学校进行的许多实践研究的报告，其中包括一些研究和…(A)从幼儿园到初中(赤桥幼儿园和神户大学的学校)；(B)对现有的一些学科(横滨大学横滨小学)的内容进行重组；(C)使其成为一些新的学科(福岛大学的小学)。(D)从交叉课程的角度调整初中的内容(宫城大学初中)。此外，他们还研究了修订后的课程的意义和存在的问题，以及社会学科与生活环境研究、综合研究、国际理解的关系。(2)收集和分析了关于美国国家标准和英国国家课程的社会研究材料，从理论上考察了社会研究的框架。较少

The process of Research and Publications :Last year the investigators reseached the trend and the issues of social studies education in Japan by questionaires, and as a result of investigation published The Report of the Results of Questionnaires as to the Social Studies Curriculum. Besides they made basic researches into the trends in the United States and England. This year they analyzed the results of many practical researches carried out in 70 advanced schools which include some research and development schools appointed by the Ministry of Education, and published The Research for a Framework on Subjects of Social Studies from Primary Schools through High Schools.Significance of Research Results :The preceding publication is one of research results, and besides the investigators can point out the significance of their unique research as follows.(1) They gathered and analyzed the reports of many practical researches carried out in 70 advanced schools which include some research and … More development schools appointed by the Ministry of Education, and categorized the trials of curriculum development into the following types.(a) To develope a curriculum from kindergartens through junior high schools (Akashi Kindergarten and Schools of Kobe Univ.)(b) To restructure contents in some present subjects (Yokohama Primary School of Yokohama National Univ.)(c) To make them into some new subjects (Primary School of Fukushima Univ. and Otemachi Primary School)(d) To restructure contents in junior high schools from the point of view of a cross curriculum (Junior High School of Miyagi Univ. of Education) Besides they examined the significance and the problems of the revised Course of Studies, and the relation between the subjects of social studies and Life Environment Studies, comprehensive studies, international understanding.(2) Gathering and analyzing materials for social studies on the National Standards in the United States and the National Curriculum in England, they examined aframework for social studies theoretically. Less