【論文】荒井英治郎「戦後私学行政制度の構想論議と私学行政所管問題―私学の自主性確保をめぐる制度的保障に着目して―」『教育学研究』第91巻第3号，日本教育学会，2024年9月，356-368頁
日本教育学会に投稿した論文「戦後私学行政制度の構想論議と私学行政所管問題―私学の自主性確保をめぐる制度的保障に着目して―」が掲載されました。
https://cir.nii.ac.jp/crid/1390020697875061632
The purpose of this paper is to analyze the awareness of issues brought to bear by those involved in private education on positioning the administrative entity and designing the administrative organization system during discussions on the conception of the private education administrative system under the postwar occupation of Japan, with a focus on the institutional guarantee of the autonomy of private education.
First, the issues involved with private school administration were raised by the Ministry of Education. The distinctive feature of the private education commission concept was that a Private Education Commission would be newly established to present advice and opinions to the administrative authorities, thereby guaranteeing procedural fairness in the approval administration.
Second, it was the private school associations that took the initiative in discussing the concept; under instructions from the CIE, they worked to bring about the concept of establishing a new voluntary educational administration body. This concept’s view of the guarantee of the autonomy of private education meant minimizing administrative supervision and regulation and institutionally guaranteeing autonomy in decision-making.
Subsequently, the National Federation of Private School Associations sought to realize the concept of establishing new prefectural boards of private education and making them the competent authorities under the School Education Act. This was characterized by the granting of authority similar to that of prefectural boards of education and by the fact that those involved in private education constituted the majority of the board members. For the private school organizations, securing the autonomy of private education meant guaranteeing their independence from public school administration.
Third, the establishment of prefectural boards of education brought to light the issue of jurisdiction over private school administration. The private education side consistently opposed the view of the Ministry of Education that prefectural boards of education would be the competent authorities over private education after the enactment of the law. This argument was supported by the private education side's unique understanding of the philosophy and operation of the board of education system.
Keywords: Post-war private education administration system / Ministry of Education / National Federation of Private School Associations / Civil Information and Educational Section / guaranteeing the autonomy of private education
