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Download full textIwasaki, Keisuke; Murray, Don C.; Kuwabara, Toshinori – Journal of International Social Studies, 2021
This paper examines how teachers expressing their political views influence students' opinion formation and discussions in classrooms regarding controversial issues. We used the methods of Journell (2011) and built on the scholarship of Hess and McAvoy (2015) and Iwasaki (2021). As a case study, we observed a junior high school social studies…
Descriptors: Junior High School Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Political Attitudes, Opinions
Makaiau, Amber Strong; Tanaka, Noboru – Journal of International Social Studies, 2018
Two international social studies teacher educators and researchers (from Japan and the USA) use qualitative methods to systematically examine the impact of the philosophy for children Hawai'i (p4cHI) approach to deliberative pedagogy on social studies teaching and learning in two countries. The study's participants are two secondary level social…
Descriptors: Philosophy, Citizenship Education, Global Education, Foreign Countries
Direct linkDavidson, Rachel; Liu, Yongcan – Language, Culture and Curriculum, 2020
Research on the representation of culture in language textbooks rarely incorporates the concept of global citizenship, despite its increasing relevance to language education in our globalising world. To address this critique, a mixed-method study was conducted to investigate cultural representation in Japanese elementary school English textbooks,…
Descriptors: Global Approach, Textbook Content, English (Second Language), Cultural Traits
Kim, Jongsung; Watanabe, Takumi; Kawaguchi, Hiromi – Journal of Social Science Education, 2021
Purpose: This study introduces the idea of "Kyouzai Kenkyuu" and examines its potentiality as a conceptual tool to point to the curriculum design process with a case of social science education. By doing so, this study can contribute to expanding the target of reflection from the practices "inside" classrooms toward the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Curriculum Design, Social Sciences, Teacher Role
Takenaga, Yuji – Forum on Public Policy Online, 2012
This study discusses how children's literature can play an important role in achieving two goals: developing Japanese students' English proficiency levels and cultivating them to be global citizens. English as a foreign language (EFL) learners in Japan should be provided with more opportunities to engage with the English language outside the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Childrens Literature, Role, English (Second Language)
Mori, Chiho; Davies, Ian – Asia Pacific Journal of Education, 2015
This article discusses the types of citizenship education that are included in a sample of Japanese junior high school civics textbooks. Seven civics textbooks that have been authorized by the Ministry of Education for use in junior high school from the 2012 academic year were analysed in the context of fundamental issues in citizenship education…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Civics, Textbook Content, Textbook Evaluation
