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2021 Fiscal Year Research-status Report

Japanese Language Education and Multiculturalism in the Context of Postcolonial Theory: Innovative Applications in the Classroom

Research Project

Project/Area Number 21K02294
Research InstitutionUtsunomiya University

Principal Investigator

戚 傑  宇都宮大学, 国際学部, 教授 (50359585)

Project Period (FY) 2021-04-01 – 2024-03-31
KeywordsMulticulturalism / Multicultural education / Postcolonial studies / Pedagogy / JSL / Immigration
Outline of Annual Research Achievements

The objective of this research project is to investigate the way in which postcolonial theory enables us to problematize Japanese language education for immigrant children in Japanese schools as well as the Japanese conception of multiculturalism. This study examines images and histories of schooling, assimilation, and "otherness" in Japan. This study also illuminates several approaches to rethinking education in Japan with a goal of assisting educational researchers in pursuing avenues not previously explored. The following general questions have served to guide this study: a) How have Japanese government discourses on multiculturalism changed since the 1980s and how do these documents construct the notion of "successful" Japanized foreigners in Japan? b) What are the most useful pedagogies for teaching immigrant children? In particular, the research activities conducted in the first year include: a) tracing and exanimating the path of past notions of multiculturalism as embodied in Japanese political, social, and cultural conditions; b) collecting a large number of texts which describe multiculturalism and Japanese language education for foreigners.
Partial and in progress research outcomes have been published and presented at conferences.

Current Status of Research Progress
Current Status of Research Progress

3: Progress in research has been slightly delayed.

Reason

Although a large number of texts which describe multiculturalism and Japanese language education for foreigners have been collected and critical textual analyses have been carried out, field research, e.g., school visiting, class observations, and interviews were strictly restrained due to the ongoing covid-19 pandemic and travel restrictions.

Strategy for Future Research Activity

Japanese pedagogical analysis will be conducted. Pedagogy is broadly defined as the method and practice of teaching, and refers to theories of learning, and how this process influences, and is influenced by the social, political, and psychological development of learners. It encompasses teaching styles, teaching theory, feedback and assessment. When people talk about the pedagogy of teaching, they are referring to the way teachers deliver the content of the curriculum to a class. A historical review of the development and changes of Japanese language education for foreigners will be also made. Furthermore, Japanese language class observations and surveys about the evaluation of Japanese government policies toward immigrants will be conducted.

Causes of Carryover

Field research, e.g., school visiting, class observations, and interviews were strictly restrained due to the ongoing covid-19 pandemic and travel restrictions.

  • Research Products

    (8 results)

All 2022 2021 Other

All Int'l Joint Research (2 results) Journal Article (1 results) (of which Peer Reviewed: 1 results,  Open Access: 1 results) Presentation (4 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 4 results) Book (1 results)

  • [Int'l Joint Research] University of Wisconsin-Madison(米国)

    • Country Name
      U.S.A.
    • Counterpart Institution
      University of Wisconsin-Madison
  • [Int'l Joint Research] University of Rochester(米国)

    • Country Name
      U.S.A.
    • Counterpart Institution
      University of Rochester
  • [Journal Article] A STUDY ON APPLICATION OF DEEP LEARNING TO WATER ENVIRONMENT PLANNING2021

    • Author(s)
      Shengping Zhang; Jie Qi
    • Journal Title

      PROCEEDINGS OF THE ELEVENTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE - GEOMATE 2021

      Volume: - Pages: 522-527

    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Presentation] The Creation of the Chinese Intellectual: Appraising the Role of the State and Social Movements2021

    • Author(s)
      Jie Qi; Shengping Zhang
    • Organizer
      2021 Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Rethinking racism by examining the mechanisms of discriminatory housing and schooling in elementary and secondary schools2021

    • Author(s)
      Jie Qi; David Hursh; Zhe Chen,
    • Organizer
      The 65th Comparative and International Educational Society Annual Conference
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] A discursive analysis of college English teaching in China from a social constructionism perspective2021

    • Author(s)
      Wenjun Shi; Jie Qi
    • Organizer
      The 65th Comparative and International Educational Society Annual Conference
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] A STUDY ON APPLICATION OF DEEP LEARNING TO WATER ENVIRONMENT PLANNING2021

    • Author(s)
      Shengping Zhang; Jie Qi
    • Organizer
      THE ELEVENTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE - GEOMATE
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Book] Epistemic Colonialism and the Transfer of Curriculum Knowledge across Borders (Studies in Curriculum Theory Series)2022

    • Author(s)
      Jie Qi; Jiyoung Seo-Cense; Shengping Zhang (W. Zhao, T. Popkewitz & T. Autio, Eds)
    • Total Pages
      276
    • Publisher
      Routledge
    • ISBN
      036733948X

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Published: 2022-12-28  

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