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Bosio, Emiliano – Prospects, 2023
This article examines how Japanese university educators understand the role of Global Citizenship Education (GCE) in higher education. Data were collected by means of questionnaires and responsive interviews with 22 educators, then analyzed with the use of grounded theory and the constant comparative method. Four notions of GCE emerged from the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Faculty, Global Approach, Citizenship Education
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Kitayama, Yuka; Hashizaki, Yoriko; Osler, Audrey – Educational Studies in Japan: International Yearbook, 2022
Both education for democratic citizenship and human rights education tend to emphasise political and legal learning. In both human rights education and moral education in Japan, however, there has been a tendency to give particular attention to interpersonal elements of learning such as kindness and sympathy. This article draws on feminist…
Descriptors: LGBTQ People, Foreign Countries, Citizenship Education, Democratic Values
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Chen, Sicong – Education, Citizenship and Social Justice, 2021
Against the contemporary background of international and national commitments to citizenship education for social justice, this paper examines and compares the subject, aim and extent of social justice in citizenship education behind official rhetorics in Japan and China. It develops a three-dimensional framework of social justice to analyse,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Social Justice, Citizenship Education, Cultural Differences
Douglas Bourn, Editor – UCL Press, 2023
Young people around the world are calling ever more urgently on policymakers to address today's global challenges of sustainability, structural inequality and social justice. So it is little surprise that learning in a global society, understanding sustainable development and being active global citizens are increasingly popular themes for…
Descriptors: Global Approach, Teaching Methods, Educational Policy, Educational Practices
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Osler, Audrey – Multicultural Education Review, 2018
Teachers across the globe engage in day-to-day struggles for justice, often with support from unions and community-led groups. Teacher narrativesĀ reveal opportunities for building an inclusive theory and practice of education for social justice. I profile one teacher, a third generation "zainichi" Korean permanent resident in Japan,…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Global Education, Cultural Pluralism, Foreign Countries
Foo, Sue Fan, Ed.; Starlin, Clay M., Ed. – World Council for Curriculum and Instruction, 2008
"Building a Culture of Peace for a Civil Society" consists of papers from scholars from around the world including: Canada, India, Japan, Nigeria, Philippines, Thailand, Turkey and the United States. This volume includes selected papers and lectures delivered at the 12th World Conference on Education of the World Council of Curriculum…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Peace, Ethics, Ecology
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Howe, Edward R. – Research in Comparative and International Education, 2009
How is Japan becoming "internationalized"? A common response is "through student mobility". But can Japanese universities continue to attract thousands of East Asian students annually, given increasing competition from other Pacific Rim nations like Australia, South Korea and Singapore? Japan's "internationalization",…
Descriptors: Social Justice, Asians, Citizenship, Foreign Countries