Development Education in Japan: A Comparative Analysis of the Contexts for Its Emergence, and Its Introduction into the Japanese School System

by Ishii,Yuri

• ISBN13: 9780415934367
• ISBN10: 0415934362
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2003-05-09
• Publisher: RoutledgeFalmer

Summary

This book aims to provide an explanation for the slow introduction of Development Education in Japan. Development education emphasises the economic aspect and links between industrialised countries and developing countries. The book suggests social, political and economic contexts conducive to the formation of Development Education, before analysing the Japanese situation and explaining why Japan is a decade behind in reacting to contextual change. The book also presents an analysis of the process of curriculum change and micro-politics in schools in Japan.

Author Biography

Yuri Ishii teaches at the Faculty of Education, Yamaguchi University, Japan

Table of Contents

Series Preface	vii
Introduction	ix
List of Acronyms	xi
Part One	xv
Development Education: The Term and the Concept	3	(14)
Socioeconomic and Political Contexts for the Emergence of Development Education	17	(20)
Socioeconomic and Political Contexts in Japan	37	(22)
The Introduction of Development Education into Educational Systems	59	(16)
Part Two
The Introduction of Development Education into the Japanese National Curriculum: Theoretical Considerations	75	(22)
Introduction of Life Environment Studies and the Period of Integrated Study into the School Curriculum	97	(20)
Case Studies: Development Education in Schools	117	(16)
Analysis of the Cases	133	(22)
Conclusion	155	(6)
Appendices	161	(6)
Notes	167	(38)
Bibliography	205	(22)
Index	227