Overview
- Highlights the historical developments and accomplishments of Japan’s education research
- Promotes international discussion on sociological studies in education
- Helps readers gain a precise understanding of ongoing changes in education in Japan
Part of the book series: Education in the Asia-Pacific Region: Issues, Concerns and Prospects (EDAP, volume 46)
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Table of contents (17 chapters)
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Front Matter
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How Have Japan’s Education Policies Been Discussed by Social Scientists?
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What Contemporary Challenges is Japan’s Education Facing?
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How Does Japan’s Sociology of Education Go Beyond the National Boundary?
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About this book
This book highlights recent education research on Japan based on sociological and other related approaches to historical developments and accomplishments. Written primarily by members of the Japan Society of Educational Sociology, it brings to light concerns and viewpoints that have grown out of the Japanese educational context. By focusing on uniquely Japanese educational research phenomena, the book offers international readers new insights and contributes to the international debate on education. It may help sociologists and social scientists outside Japan gain a deeper understanding of ongoing changes in education in Japan as well as its historical and structural contexts.
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Akiyoshi Yonezawa is a Professor and Director of The Office of Institutional Research at Tohoku University, Japan. He is the co-editor of Springer’s book series Higher Education in Asia: Quality, Excellence and Governance, and a Member of Editorial Advisory Board of the journal Higher Education published by Springer.
Yuto Kitamura is an Associate Professor of Graduate School of Education at The University of Tokyo, Japan. He graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles with a PhD in education. His research interests are comparative education and sociology of education.
Beverley Yamamoto is a Professor of Critical Studies in Education for Transformation at the Graduate School of Human Sciences at Osaka University. She is the Director of Human Sciences International Undergraduate Degree Programme and Deputy Director of the university’s International College. She gained her PhD from the University of Sheffield and is on the Editorial Board of the journal Identities: Global Studies in Culture and Power.
Tomoko Tokunaga is a Lecturer at the Faculty of International Communication at Gunma Prefectural Women’s University. She was a Project Assistant Professor at the International Center at Keio University prior to her current position. She graduated from the University of Maryland, College Park with a PhD in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Japanese Education in a Global Age
Book Subtitle: Sociological Reflections and Future Directions
Editors: Akiyoshi Yonezawa, Yuto Kitamura, Beverley Yamamoto, Tomoko Tokunaga
Series Title: Education in the Asia-Pacific Region: Issues, Concerns and Prospects
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-1528-2
Publisher: Springer Singapore
eBook Packages: Education, Education (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2018
Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-13-1527-5Published: 16 August 2018
Softcover ISBN: 978-981-13-4644-6Published: 02 January 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-981-13-1528-2Published: 01 August 2018
Series ISSN: 1573-5397
Series E-ISSN: 2214-9791
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIV, 306
Number of Illustrations: 29 b/w illustrations
Topics: International and Comparative Education, Sociology of Education, Educational Policy and Politics