Chapter Two, Chapter Three and Chapter Four expound the whole development process of education by classifying it into 3 stages: earlier stage, middle stage and later stage, with stress on the education in later part of the Edo period.

• 第二、三、四章将江户时代教育发展的全过程分为前期、中期、后期三个阶段分别进行论述,其中重点是江户后期的教育。