| Issue No. |
No. 48 |
| Title |
Taiwanese Social Elites and the Implementation of Compulsory Education under the Japanese Colonial Rule － A Perspective from the Council of the Government-General of Taiwan |
| Author |
Wu, Wen-hsing |
| Page |
229~258 |
| Abstract |
Education reform was considered a key strategy to facilitate the policy of ‘extension of Japan proper,’ which was promoted by the Government-General of Taiwan Den Kenjiro in 1919. Implementation of compulsory education became one of the main issues for consultation during the first meeting of the Council of the Government-General of Taiwan (CGGT) in 1921. It resulted in feverish debates not only in CGGT, but also the mass media. This paper examines different opinions addressed by these two sectors. By comparing the Taiwanese and Japanese perspectives, we aim to understand different/similar viewpoints between the Japanese government and the Taiwanese social elites concerning the implementation of compulsory education. Also, we intend to further examine the substantial roles of Taiwanese social elites in their political involvements during the Japanese Colonial Rule. |
| Keyword |
Taiwanese social elites, the council of the Government-General of Taiwan, the compulsory education, the education rescript of Taiwan |
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