A development and a validation of the public comprehensive curriculum and self-evaluation method in Wordorf schools in Japan

2015 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 24531209
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Education on school subjects and activities
• Research Institution: Osaka Prefecture University
• Principal Investigator: YOSHIDA ATSUHIKO 大阪府立大学, 人間社会学部, 教授 (20210677)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): IMAI SHIGETAKA 青山学院大学, 文学部, 教授 (80160026) ; NISHIHIRA TADASHI 京都大学, 教育学研究科(研究院), 教授 (90228205) ; NISHIMURA TAKUO 奈良女子大学, 文学部, 教授 (10228223) ; NAGATA YOSHIYUKI 聖心女子大学, 文学部, 教授 (20280513)
• Project Period (FY): 2012-04-01 – 2016-03-31
• Keywords: シュタイナー学校 / オルタナティブ教育 / ホリスティック教育 / 多様な学び保障法 / ESD / 総合的学習 / 公共性 / 質保証

Outline of Final Research Achievements

(1) Overview of the current stages of Waldorf-Steiner Schools (7 schools) in Japan. (2) Inquiry on the role and function of the Japan Waldorf School Society as an accreditation organization with self-evaluation systems. (3) Developing a model curriculum of Waldorf-Steiner Education inspiring the public school system. (4) Analysis on the newly defined guidelines developed by the International Waldorf Education Movement. (5) Preliminary research on graduates from Steiner Schools in Japan. (6) Quantitative research on the current status of alternative schools in Japan, and action research to develop legal systems for alternative education.

Free Research Field

教育学