• Search Research Projects
  • Search Researchers
  • How to Use
  1. Back to project page

1997 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary

A Comparative Study of Multicultural Education : How public education copes with the ethnicity of students

Research Project

Project/Area Number 08301025
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (A)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Research Field Educaion
Research InstitutionKYOTO UNIVERSITY

Principal Investigator

EHARA Takekazu  Kyoto University, Education, Professor, 教育学部, 教授 (00012568)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) SASAMORI Takeshi  Aoyamagakuin Univ., Education, Professor, 文学部, 教授 (60082632)
MAEHIRA Yasushi  Kyoto University, Education, Associate Prof., 教育学部, 助教授 (70157155)
AMONO Masaharu  Tsukuba University, Education, Professor, 教育学系, 教授 (50000055)
KOBAYASHI Junko  Seisen Women's University, Letters, Prof., 文学部, 教授 (20089288)
EBUCHI Kazuhiro  University of the Air, Arts & Sci., Professor, 教養学部, 教授 (60036845)
Project Period (FY) 1996 – 1997
Keywordsmulticultural education / public education / comparative education / ethnicity
Research Abstract

This study attemps to examine the present situations and problems of multicultural education from comparative perspectives, laying stress on how public education systems cope with the increasing variety of ethnicity of students. The countries surveyed are Japan and six advanced countries in this field of study and practices, which are the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Germany, France, and Australia. On the basis of the comparative analysis of related data and materials, this study clarifies possibilities and limits of multicultural education introduced at public elementary and secondary schools. In addition, collecting basic knowledge and applicable insights for the possible changes in the public education system in Japan is being attempted.
The final report A Comparative Study of Multicultural Education : How public education systems cope with the ethnicity of students consists of the following chapters. [Part I Development to Multicultural Education in Public Education Systems] Introduction, Chap.1 Present situations and changes of multicultural education in the United States, Chap.2 Education policies for building up a multicultural society in Canada, Chap.3 Development of multicultural education in the United kingdom, Chap.4 Development of intercultural education in Germany, Chap.5 Development of multi cultural education in France, Chap.6 Development of multicultural education in Australia, Chap.7 Multiculturalization of Japan and public education. [Part II Problems of Multicultural Education] Chao.1 Metropolis Project in Canada, Chap.2 Educational administration for ethnic groups in Australia, Chap.3 Language education policies coping with multiracial nation, Chap.4 Schooling for newcomers' children, Chap.5 Educational problems of Muslims living in Japan, Chap.6 Foreign language education in Japanese public elementary schools.

  • Research Products

    (2 results)

All Other

All Publications (2 results)

  • [Publications] 天野 正治: "ドイツの異文化間教育" 玉川大学出版部, 441 (1997)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
  • [Publications] Amano Masaharu: Intercultural Education in Germany. Tamagawa University Press, 441 (1997)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より

URL: 

Published: 1999-03-16  

Information User Guide FAQ News Terms of Use Attribution of KAKENHI

Powered by NII kakenhi