The article is devoted to the analysis of the local press publications of the primary
school formation and development in the military zone during the occupation period. The analysis is based on the example of the newspaper “The Renaissance”. The main types of publications are identified and characterized. It was found out that the newspaper “The Renaissance” used to publish primary education data on a regular basis. The amount of the data was increasing gradually at the end and beginning of every academic year. In fact, all the given information covered the local aspect of the issue. The suggested educational concept of primary school is described. It is established that the authors of the publications emphasized the importance of national-patriotic and religious education use. Hygiene and the environment were considered. The formation of the image of the teacher was of great importance. Both public praise and criticism were used for this purpose. The block of materials consisted of
best practices, advanced training, etc.
It was also determined that the problem of providing new textbooks played an important role. The newspaper published recommendations for teaching in the absence of new textbooks and didactic materials. In addition, the process of editing old textbooks by teachers is described thoroughly.
The coverage of the peculiarities of primary education revival and the main problems
associated with this process is described. It was found out, that most publications were statistical in nature, thus they were the least being exposed to propaganda. The local authorities’ orders regarding school issues usually published in the newspaper columns were important for describing the peculiarities of the educational process improvement. It was found that there was a hint of both the Soviet education system and Soviet teacher criticism in the vast majority of articles. At the same time, the newspaper’s columns often contained the promotion of the feeling of gratitude and devotion to the German people and the Fuhrer.
Keywords: World War II,
STUDYING THE PECULIARITIES OF EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT IN JAPAN (IN TERMS OF PRIMARY EDUCATION)
