1997 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary
A Comparative Study of Multicultural Education : How public education copes with the ethnicity of students
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08301025
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (A)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Educaion
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| Research Institution | KYOTO UNIVERSITY |
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Principal Investigator |
EHARA Takekazu Kyoto University, Education, Professor, 教育学部, 教授 (00012568)
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| 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)
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| Project Period (FY) |
1996 – 1997
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| Keywords | multicultural education / public education / comparative education / ethnicity |
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| 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.
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