Research on the impact of the introduction of new curriculum guidelines on local governments and schools

2023 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 20K02587
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Review Section: Basic Section 09020:Sociology of education-related
• Research Institution: Hyogo University of Teacher Education
• Principal Investigator: OSHIDA Takahisa 兵庫教育大学, 学校教育研究科, 准教授 (40573879)
• Project Period (FY): 2020-04-01 – 2024-03-31
• Keywords: 学習指導要領 / 独自カリキュラム / 教育課程特例校 / カリキュラム政策 / 小学校外国語 / ふるさと学習

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Through this research, we were able to confirm that "original curricula" developed based on the actual conditions and issues of local governments and schools are being forced to be abolished or scaled back due to the introduction of the new curriculum guidelines. This is particularly evident in English education at the elementary school level. On the other hand, some local governments and schools are continuing or establishing new ones, developing and deploying their own curricula, especially for the lower grades of elementary school, which are not covered by the national curriculum. In addition, the number of schools working on their own curricula in response to globalization is increasing.
The existence of a system (such as the special curriculum school system) that is based on the national curriculum but can flexibly develop and implement original curricula based on the actual conditions and issues of local governments and schools will continue to be essential in the future.

Free Research Field

教育学

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

今回の調査研究を通じて，新学習指導要領の導入により，自治体・学校の実態や課題を踏まえて開発された「独自カリキュラム」がどのように変化したかを検証した。特にナショナル・カリキュラム化された小学校段階の英語（外国語教育）に関しては，自治体・学校で独自に実践されてきたが，廃止・縮小され，標準化されていった。一方で，ナショナル・カリキュラムで解消されない課題については，継続や新設する自治体・学校もあり，現行の弾力的なシステムの意義を再確認することができた。