Enacting Moral Education in Japan - Between State Policy and School Practice

Drawing on the case of moral education reform, this book provides an authoritative picture of how policy is enacted between state policymaking and school practice in Japan, focusing on how national policy is enacted locally in the classroom.

List of contents

Introduction 1. History, Politics and the Changing Policymaking Processes 2. The Disjoint Between Research on Policy and Research on Practice 3. Policy Evolution Through the Ministry 4. Making Textbooks for a 'New' Subject 5. Constructing a Baseline on Classroom Practice 6. Making Sense of Curriculum Content in the School 7. Enacting Pedagogy in the School 8. Translating Policy in(to) the School 9. Policy Enactment in Japan Appendix A. Fieldwork context and access Appendix B. List of participants (2018-2020) Appendix C. Textbook materials referenced

About the author

Sam Bamkin is Assistant Professor at the University of Tokyo, Japan.

Summary

Drawing on the case of moral education reform, this book provides an authoritative picture of how policy is enacted between state policymaking and school practice in Japan, focusing on how national policy is enacted locally in the classroom.

Product details

• Authors: Sam Bamkin, Sam (University of Tokyo Bamkin
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 18.12.2023
• EAN: 9780367646141
• ISBN: 978-0-367-64614-1
• No. of pages: 252
• Series: Routledge Series on Schools and Schooling in Asia
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > General, dictionaries; EDUCATION / General, EDUCATION / Educational Policy & Reform / General, EDUCATION / Philosophy, Theory & Social Aspects, Educational strategies & policy, Moral and social purpose of education, Teaching of a specific subject, Moral & social purpose of education, Educational strategies and policy