A study on the discourse analysis about the woman physical educator in the secondary education of the Meiji era

Abstract

The purpose of this paper was to consider the image of woman physical educator in the secondary school at the Meiji era. It is generally agreed that the evaluation of the woman physical educator was lower than the other woman during the prewar period. On the contrary, it is clear that the highly educated woman became a physical educator. These two facts are mutually incompatible. The question now arises: is it true that the evaluation of the woman physical educator of secondary school was lower than the other woman? Three points seem to be helpful in attempting to sketch out that question: (1) the aspects of the academic evaluation of physical education for female; (2) the social status of woman physical educator; (3) the human relations of teachers in the secondary school.Result of consideration, the image of woman physical educator has been molded by many reasons. One is that the unfavorable view of female's physical activity and exercise. Another reason is the low opinion for women educator. Added to these reasons, the academic evaluation of physical education for female was an important factor.These results lead to the conclusion that the social status of the woman physical educator was not necessarily lower than the other women.