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

ISBN-13: 9780415934367 / Angielski / Twarda / 2003 / 232 str.

Yuri Ishii; Edward R. Beauchamp

Opis

This book provides an explanation for the slow introduction of Development Education in Japan. The book suggests social, political and economic contexts conducive to the development of Development Education on the basis of a comparative analysis, before analysing the Japanese situation and explaining why Japan is a decade behind in reacting to the contextual change. Yuri Ishii's unique contribution is the conceptual framework she provides for the analysis of Development Education's emergence, coupled with its detailed case study of curriculum change in Japan.

Spis treści

Part One Chapter One: Development Education:The Term and the Concept Chapter Two: Socio-economic and Political Contexts for the Emergence of Development Education Chapter Three: Socio-Economic and Political Contexts in Japan Chapter Four: The Introduction of Development Education into Educational Systems Part Two Chapter Five: The Introduction of Development Education into the Japanese National Curriculum: Theoretical Considerations Chapter Six: The Introduction of Life Environment Studies into the School Curriculum [abbreviated]

O autorze

Yuri Ishii is a Lecturer in Education for International Understanding, Yamaguchi University, Japan.