2009 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

A study of creating new model of education for Japanese children overseas under the transnational trend-based

Research Project

Project/Area Number	19530747
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
Allocation Type	Single-year Grants
Section	一般
Research Field	Sociology of education
Research Institution	Tokyo Gakugei University
Principal Investigator	SATO Gunei Tokyo Gakugei University, 国際教育センター, 教授 (20205909)
Project Period (FY)	2007 – 2009
Keywords	多文化教育 / 海外子女教育 / 補習授業校
Research Abstract	This study reviews the current roles and functions of Japanese Saturday schools based on interviews with Japanese students and their parents. The findings are as follows. First, the acquisition of Japanese language has become the dominant objective for enrolling in Saturday schools. Second, these interviewees seemed to evaluate positively the education provided at Saturday schools. Third, Saturday school can present a challenge to the ethnic identity of students who are long term and permanent residents. Fourth, the children of long-term and permanent residents seem to have developed a transnational attitude toward education.

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