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

研究与发表的过程：去年，研究者们通过问卷调查的方式研究了日本社会研究教育的趋势和问题，并根据调查结果发表了《社会研究课程问卷调查结果报告》。此外，他们还对美国和英国的发展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开发学校在内的70所先进学校进行的许多实践研究的结果，并发表了《小学到高中社会学科框架研究》。研究成果的意义：前面发表的文章是研究成果之一，除此之外，研究者还可以指出其独特研究的意义如下。(1)他们收集并分析了70所先进学校（包括教育部指定的一些研究型和发展型学校）的许多实践研究报告，并将课程开发的试验分为以下几类。(a)开发从幼儿园到初中的课程（明石幼儿园和神户大学学校）(b)重组一些现有科目的内容（横滨国立大学横滨小学）(c)使它们成为一些新科目（福岛大学小学和大手町小学）(d)从交叉课程的角度重组初中的内容（宫城教育大学初中）除了他们检查修订后的课程的意义和问题，以及社会研究与生活环境研究、综合研究、国际理解的学科之间的关系。(2)收集和分析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。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