看見日治時期臺灣幼兒教育的歷史軌跡：三件重要事件的分析

Historical Path of Early Childhood Education in Taiwan during the Period of Japanese Governance: Analysis of Three Important Institutions

本文旨在分析日治時期臺灣幼兒教育的三件重要事件，日治時期臺灣最早成立的兩所幼稚園—「臺南關帝廟幼稚園」與「私立臺北幼稚園」，在臺灣幼兒教育發展史展現深刻的時代意義，其研究能深入瞭解日治時期臺灣幼兒教育初期的發展情形。再者，日治時期臺灣的幼兒教育綴染政治色彩，幼兒教育實踐受日本政治力的介入與影響，最能體現此現象者為「幼兒國語講習所」的設立。本文分別分析「臺南關帝廟幼稚園」、「私立臺北幼稚園」與「幼兒國語講習所」，本文冀盼以上述分析為基礎，體察日治時期臺灣幼兒教育的歷史軌跡。

This essay analyzes three important institutions involved in early childhood education in Taiwan during the period of Japanese colonization. The kindergartens during the early period of Japanese colonization, including 'Tainan Guandi Temple Kindergarten' and 'Private Taipei Kindergarten', played an important role in the development of early childhood education in Taiwan. Hence, by exploring these two kindergartens, we can understand the initial development of early childhood education. In addition, throughout the period of Japanese colonization, the force of politics had a great impact on the development of early childhood education. One example of this phenomenon is 'The Japanese Clinic for Young Children.' According to the above-mentioned reasons, this essay analyzes three important institutions involved in early childhood education in Taiwan during the Japanese colonization, including 'Tainan Guandi Temple Kindergarten', 'Private Taipei Kindergarten' and 'The Japanese Clinic for Young Children.' Hopefully, this exploration will further elucidate the historical path of early childhood education in Taiwan during the period of Japanese colonization.