Marie Højlund Roesgaard

Moral Education in Japan

Values in a global context

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This volume describes the history of moral education in Japan, analyses recent changes in curriculum and practices, and takes a closer look at examples of official, semi-official and local discourses on moral education and values. The analysis covers policy statements, teaching material and research, Japanese as well as Western. Using theories of globalization, cosmopolitanism and universal human values it is the intention, by using an Asian example, to illustrate and elaborate upon existing discourses within theories of globalization and cosmopolitanism as well as in education and values and citizenship studies.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 188
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. September 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 463g
• ISBN-13: 9781138669635
• ISBN-10: 1138669636
• Artikelnr.: 57044838

Autorenporträt

Marie Hoejlund Roesgaard is Associate Professor at the Department of Cross-Cultural and Regional Studies, University of Copenhagen.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction
2. Theoretical Framing and Methodological Approach
3. A History of Moral Education in Japan
4. Revision of the Fundamental Law on Education in 2006 and Beyond: New
Guidelines and New Policies
5. Official and semi-official bids for contents of moral education
6. Moral education in practice - some cases
7. Risk, Globalization and Meaning in Japanese Moral Education
8. Conclusions: Moral Education as a Gate-Keeper in a globalized world