Citizenship education in Japan / edited by Norio Ikeno ; forewords by Sir Bernard Crick and John J. Cogan.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Ikeno, Norio, 1952- editor.

Crick, Bernard, Sir.

Cogan, John J.

Series:

Continuum studies in educational research.

Continuum studies in educational research

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Citizenship--Study and teaching--Japan.

Citizenship.

Civics--Study and teaching--Japan.

Civics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (213 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Distribution:

London, England : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2020

Place of Publication:

London, England : Bloomsbury Academic, 2020.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"A fascinating volume that introduces an international audience to citizenship education in Japan."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Notes on Contributors

Preface

Acknowledgement

Foreword by Sir Bernard Crick

Foreword by John J. Hogan

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

Kazuya Taniguchi

2. Postwar Citizenship Education Policy and its Development

Norio Ikeno

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 1877 Course of Study in Japan

Masao Yoshida

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

Hirokazu Kimura

5. The Evolution of Postwar Guidelines for Teaching Social Studies and Citizenship Education in Japan

Tomoyuki Kobara

6. Citizenship Education in Social Studies Textbooks and Supplementary Readers in Postwar Japan

Kazuhiko Iwata

7. The Characteristics of Citizenship Education Practices in Japan: Two Projects that Teach Controversial Issues

Kotaro Yoshimura

8. Issues in Citizenship Education: 8.1 International Global and Multicultural Education as an Issue in Citizenship Education

Takaaki Fujiwara

8.2 The Environment as an Issue in Citizenship Education

Mitsuhari Mizuyama

8.3 Geographical Education as an Issue in Citizenship Education

Kazuhiro Kusahara

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

Kazuhiro Mizoguchi

Part Three: Researching Citizenship Education in Japanese Schools

9. The Curriculum of Ochanomizu Elementary School and the Role of the New Field of Study Called 'Citizenship'

Soji Katakami

10. Citizenship in Shinagawa Ward, Tokyo

Yoshiharu Toda

Part Four: The Pros and Cons of Social Studies and Citizenship Education

11. The Assessment of Students in Citizenship Education in Japan

Kenji Tanahashi.

Notes:

Index.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9786613004420

9781350091276

1350091278

9781283004428

1283004429

9781441181015

1441181016

OCLC:

703137710