개화기 일본 외무성 지원의 광주 실업학교에 관한 고찰 ―한남학당과의 비교를 중심으로― = AStudy on Gwangju Vocational School Supported by the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs during the Enlightenment Period — Focusing on a Comparison with Hannam Hakdang —

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

This study examines the establishment process and operational realities of Gwangju Vocational School, focusing on the section “Matter of Subsidy Grant for Gwangju Vocational School” in Miscellaneous Documents on School Affairs in Korea (Joseon), as part of a broader effort to understand modern Korean schools supported by the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs during the Enlightenment Period. Founded by Okumura Enshin, a monk of the Otani branch of Jodo Shinshu, and his sister Ioko, the school was a complex institution that combined inland Buddhist missionary work with vocational education. While emphasizing vocational training in agriculture and sericulture, it also appears to have envisioned an educational program including general subjects and Japanese-language instruction. However, it failed to establish a stable foundation because of difficulties in securing land, poor student recruitment, and repeated trial and error in practical training.
This study also clarifies the characteristics of Gwangju Vocational School through a comparison with HannamHakdang, another inland school established during the same period. Although both schools were supported by the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Hannam Hakdang developed relatively stable operations against the backdrop of the regional conditions of the commercial city of Ganggyeong and the growth of the Japanese resident community, whereas Gwangju Vocational School exposed the limits of a more experimental model. This comparison reveals howschools supported by the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs during the Enlightenment Period developed in different ways according to regional conditions and the aims of their founders.