Japan's school curriculum for the 2020s politics, policy, and pedagogy /
Japans school curriculum, revised for the 2020s, introduces new subjects and, perhaps more importantly, a new vision for teaching referred to as 'active learning'. This book examines the social and political realities that provided space for this unprecedented curriculum reform; the policy...
| Other Authors: | Okada, Akito, 1967-, Bamkin, Sam, 1980-, SpringerLink (Online service) |
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Singapore :
Springer,
2022.
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| Physical Description: |
1 online resource (xviii, 210 pages) : illustrations (color). |
| Series: |
Education in the Asia-Pacific region ;
v. 67. |
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| Summary: |
Japans school curriculum, revised for the 2020s, introduces new subjects and, perhaps more importantly, a new vision for teaching referred to as 'active learning'. This book examines the social and political realities that provided space for this unprecedented curriculum reform; the policymaking process through which it was refined; its envisaged pedagogy, and the intended and unintended outcomes of the new requirements, both on the ground in each school subject and across the education system. Finally, the book steps back to consider the possible future of active learning and direction of the course of study in this decade and the next. This book will be of interest to those researching contemporary Japanese education, education policy, curriculum studies and equality of educational opportunity. |
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| Item Description: |
Introduction -- Reform Impact and Underlying Factors -- Overview: Revision of the Course of Study: Thirty Years of Education Reform.-Introduction of New Learning Method: Active Learning -- Evaluation and Assessment to Improve Student Outcomes -- Three Case Studies: the Relativity of Revising the Couse of Study and Its Impact -- Equality of Educational Opportunity: Inequality in Japanese Education -- Conclusion: From Enthusiasm to Caution: The Future of Public Education in Japan. Japans school curriculum, revised for the 2020s, introduces new subjects and, perhaps more importantly, a new vision for teaching referred to as 'active learning'. This book examines the social and political realities that provided space for this unprecedented curriculum reform; the policymaking process through which it was refined; its envisaged pedagogy, and the intended and unintended outcomes of the new requirements, both on the ground in each school subject and across the education system. Finally, the book steps back to consider the possible future of active learning and direction of the course of study in this decade and the next. This book will be of interest to those researching contemporary Japanese education, education policy, curriculum studies and equality of educational opportunity. Includes index. |
| Physical Description: |
1 online resource (xviii, 210 pages) : illustrations (color). |
| ISBN: |
9789811920769 9811920761 |