Citizenship Education in Japan

This fascinating volume introduces an international audience to citizenship in Japan. It traces the development of citizenship education from before the Second World War to the present day, demonstrating the role of both the school system and the wider society. The book provides a detailed account a...

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Main Author: Ikeno, Norio
Format: eBook Book
Language:English
Published: London Continuum International Publishing Group 2011
Bloomsbury Publishing
Continuum
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Edition:1
Series:Continuum Studies in Educational Research
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ISBN:1350091278, 9781350091276, 1441181016, 9781441181015, 1847065619, 9781847065612
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Table of Contents:
  • The History of the Idea of Citizenship and its Teaching in Japan before World War II - Postwar Citizenship Education Policy and its Development - The Birth of the Dominant Teaching Paradigm for Social Studies in Japanese Elementary Schools: Dominant Teaching Strategies for Citizenship Education in Social Studies after the 1977 Course of Study in Japan - The History of Citizenship Education in the Postwar Course of Study: Moral Education and Other Topics - The Evolution of Postwar Guidelines for Teaching Social Studies and Citizenship Education in Japan - Citizenship Education in Social Studies Textbooks and Supplementary Readers in Postwar Japan - The Characteristics of Citizenship Education Practices in Japan: Two Projects that Teach Controversial Issues - Issues in Citizenship Education - The Curriculum of Ochanomizu Elementary School and the Role of a New Field of Study Called ‘Citizenship’ - Citizenship in Shinagawa Ward, Tokyo - The Assessment of Students in Citizenship Education in Japan
  • Intro -- Contents -- Notes on Contributors -- Preface -- Acknowledgement -- Foreword -- Foreword -- Part One: The Administration of Citizenship Education in Japan -- 1 The History of the Idea of Citizenship and its Teaching in Japan before World War II -- 2 Postwar Citizenship Education Policy and its Development -- 3 The Birth of the Dominant Teaching Paradigm for Social Studies in Japanese Elementary Schools: Dominant Teaching Strategies for Citizenship Education in Social Studies after the 1977 Course of Study in Japan -- Part Two: The Citizenship Education Curriculum in Japan -- 4 The History of Citizenship Education in the Postwar Course of Study: Moral Education and Other Topics -- 5 The Evolution of Postwar Guidelines for Teaching Social Studies and Citizenship Education in Japan -- 6 Citizenship Education in Social Studies Textbooks and Supplementary Readers in Postwar Japan -- 7 The Characteristics of Citizenship Education Practices in Japan: Two Projects that Teach Controversial Issues -- 8 Issues in Citizenship Education -- 8.1 International, Global and Multicultural Education as an Issue in Citizenship Education -- 8.2 The Environment as an Issue in Citizenship Education -- 8.3 Geographical Education as an Issue in Citizenship Education -- 8.4 Historical Education as an Issue in Citizenship Education: Four Issues of Citizenship Education in Japan after World War II With Reference to History Teaching -- Part Three: Researching Citizenship Education in Japanese Schools -- 9 The Curriculum of Ochanomizu Elementary School and the Role of a New Field of Study Called 'Citizenship' -- 10 Citizenship in Shinagawa Ward, Tokyo -- Part Four: The Pros and Cons of Social Studies and Citizenship Education -- 11 The Assessment of Students in Citizenship Education in Japan -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N
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