Development of an elementary school Japanese language education curriculum embracing gender and sexual diversity

2021 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 19K02849
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Review Section: Basic Section 09040:Education on school subjects and primary/secondary education-related
• Research Institution: Shitennoji University
• Principal Investigator: NAGATA Mayo (永田麻詠) 四天王寺大学, 教育学部, 准教授 (10612228)
• Project Period (FY): 2019-04-01 – 2022-03-31
• Keywords: 性の多様性 / ジェンダー / 国語科教育 / 言語感覚 / 語彙指導 / 社会的特権 / 人権教育 / 当事者性

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The study confirmed that language-related issues need to be addressed to achieve inclusive education on gender and sexual diversity. These issues include the use of first-person pronouns for children who are considered to be LGBTQ and the sense of language among such children. The study then clarified how gender and sexual diversity and language issues should be addressed in elementary school language education.
An approach was then designed based on the children’s developmental stage and course of study to address issues relating to gender and sexual diversity and language. This approach involved qualitative vocabulary instructions and the development of children’s sense of language as well as the creation of lessons on media literacy and literary education. Accordingly, an elementary school language education curriculum that embraces gender and sexual diversity was studied and developed.

Free Research Field

国語教育学

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

教科教育領域において、性の多様性について取り上げることは少なく、とりわけ国語科教育において、性の多様性をめぐる授業や単元学習の提案は非常に少ない現状がある。本研究の成果によって、国語科教育として性の多様性についてどのように取り上げ、教科学習として、性の多様性をめぐる問題をどのようにとらえなおすことができるのかを明らかにできたことは、学術的意義がある。
さらには小学校国語科教育カリキュラムとして、学習指導要領や発達段階をふまえた単元の目標や評価基準、教材開発など、実践可能な提案を行った点に社会的意義がある。