Research On Educational Thoughts And Practice Of Modern Japanese Woman Educator Shimoda Utako

After the Meiji Restoration,the Japanese government established a new political pattern and great changes took place in all aspects of the society.Therefore,she put forward her own ideas about women’s education.The main educational philosophy has the following three points:First,the idea of a good wife and a good mother cultivates perfect women as citizens,who must serve the country and organically integrate the individual,society and the country.Second,the concept of civilian education focuses on cultivating national education,with the goal of serving nationalism and militarism.Third,the concept of home economics advocates that women take on the responsibilities in the family,reduce the burden for their husbands,and make their own contributions to the country.With the development of educational concepts,Shimoda has realized her women’s education propositions through educational practice.She has participated in the construction of Taoyao Girls’ School,Chinese Girls’ School,Imperial Women’s Association,and Shishi Girls’ School.Especially in the practical girls’ school,Shimoda put all the focus on the education and management of the practical girls’ school,and applied his own educational philosophy to it.The characteristic of Shimoda’s educational philosophy is that it is integrated with nationalism,and is a product of the development of a special era,which has contributed to the modern Japanese militarism.On the other hand,it also made important contributions to the development of modern women’s education,combining progressiveness and conservativeness.Finally,by comparing Shimoda Umeko’s and Tsuda Umeko’s female educational thoughts,it is more conducive to understanding the development of modern Japanese society and women’s education,and provides an important prerequisite for studying the overall development trend of modern Japanese women’s education.