Robert W Aspinall
Biographic Data
| ID | 4222809 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Robert W Aspinall |
| GIVEN NAMES | Robert W |
| FAMILY NAME | Aspinall |
| SIGNATURE | ASPINALL R W |
| AFFILIATIONS | Doshisha University |
| ORCID | 0009-0007-3079-578X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 8 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2001 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Education and Social Justice in Japan by Kaori H. Okano
Reviewed by: Education and Social Justice in Japan by Kaori H. Okano Robert Aspinall (bio) Education and Social Justice in Japan. By Kaori H. Okano. Routledge, 2020. x, 224 pages. $160.00, cloth; $48.95, E-book. In many important respects, this book is a follow-up to Education in Contemporary Japan: Inequality and Diversity which Kaori Okano coauthored [End Page 440] with Motonori Tsuchiya in 1999. In the concluding paragraph of that book, the au…
Schooling Selves
"Schooling Selves: Autonomy, Interdependence and Reform in Japanese Junior High Education, by Peter Cave." Japan Forum, 31(3), pp. 436–437
Embedded Racism
Why are there so few academic books or articles on Japan with the word ‘Racism’ in the title? It would be odd, to say the least, if Japan were the only inhabited place on earth where racism did not exist. Could it be that racial minorities in Japan are made up of groups that are too small, too transitory or too lacking in visibility to be worth the effort of close study? A more plausible explanation is offered by those who, like anthropologist Jo…
Lifelong Learning in Neoliberal Japan
Reviewed by: Lifelong Learning in Neoliberal Japan: Risk, Community, and Knowledge by Akihiro Ogawa Robert Aspinall (bio) Lifelong Learning in Neoliberal Japan: Risk, Community, and Knowledge. By Akihiro Ogawa. State University of New York Press, Albany, 2015. xvi, 237 pages. $80.00, cloth; $26.95, paper. The lifecourse of a successful middle-class Japanese male in the postwar socioeconomic system began with cramming for exams in school, entering…
Children's rights in a risk society
The purpose of this paper is to examine the ongoing discourse on children's rights and related attitudes towards individualisation and risk in contemporary Japan's education system. The paper is also interested in how this discourse is translated into concrete change. The concepts of ‘children's rights’ and ‘risk society’ both have their origins in Western conceptions of the relationship between the individual and society, and the place of childr…
Imperial Subjects as Global Citizens
Reviewed by: Imperial Subjects as Global Citizens: Nationalism, Internationalism, and Education in Japan Robert Aspinall (bio) Imperial Subjects as Global Citizens: Nationalism, Internationalism, and Education in Japan. By Mark Lincicome. Lexington Books, Lanham, Md., 2009. xxxi, 193 pages. $75.00, cloth; $29.95, paper. At the start of this book, the author delves into recent controversial events concerning education policy, nationalism, and Japa…
Using the paradigm of ‘small cultures’ to explain policy failure in the case of foreign language education in Japan
Despite success in many areas of education policy, the Japanese education system has been criticized at home and abroad for poor levels of communicative foreign language teaching. There has been a consensus on the need to improve performance in English teaching in particular among actors in the policy-making process. There has also been a considerable demand for private English language classes throughout Japan for some time. Focusing on governme…
Lowering the flag
In April 1998, the students of Tokorozawa High School in Saitama drew intensive media attention when they boycotted the school entrance ceremony and organized an alternative event.The dispute was sparked by the principal's insistence that the de facto national flag (Hinomaru) and anthem (Kimigayo) should be used at the ceremony, following orders from the Ministry of Education.The students objected that the controversial symbols, with their wartim…
Using the paradigm of ‘small cultures’ to explain policy failure in the case of foreign language education in Japan
Despite success in many areas of education policy, the Japanese education system has been criticized at home and abroad for poor levels of communicative foreign language teaching. There has been a consensus on the need to improve performance in English teaching in particular among actors in the policy-making process. There has also been a considerable demand for private English language classes throughout Japan for some time. Focusing on governme…
Lowering the flag
In April 1998, the students of Tokorozawa High School in Saitama drew intensive media attention when they boycotted the school entrance ceremony and organized an alternative event.The dispute was sparked by the principal's insistence that the de facto national flag (Hinomaru) and anthem (Kimigayo) should be used at the ceremony, following orders from the Ministry of Education.The students objected that the controversial symbols, with their wartim…
Using the paradigm of ‘small cultures’ to explain policy failure in the case of foreign language education in Japan
Despite success in many areas of education policy, the Japanese education system has been criticized at home and abroad for poor levels of communicative foreign language teaching. There has been a consensus on the need to improve performance in English teaching in particular among actors in the policy-making process. There has also been a considerable demand for private English language classes throughout Japan for some time. Focusing on governme…
Imperial Subjects as Global Citizens
Reviewed by: Imperial Subjects as Global Citizens: Nationalism, Internationalism, and Education in Japan Robert Aspinall (bio) Imperial Subjects as Global Citizens: Nationalism, Internationalism, and Education in Japan. By Mark Lincicome. Lexington Books, Lanham, Md., 2009. xxxi, 193 pages. $75.00, cloth; $29.95, paper. At the start of this book, the author delves into recent controversial events concerning education policy, nationalism, and Japa…
Children's rights in a risk society
The purpose of this paper is to examine the ongoing discourse on children's rights and related attitudes towards individualisation and risk in contemporary Japan's education system. The paper is also interested in how this discourse is translated into concrete change. The concepts of ‘children's rights’ and ‘risk society’ both have their origins in Western conceptions of the relationship between the individual and society, and the place of childr…
Embedded Racism
Why are there so few academic books or articles on Japan with the word ‘Racism’ in the title? It would be odd, to say the least, if Japan were the only inhabited place on earth where racism did not exist. Could it be that racial minorities in Japan are made up of groups that are too small, too transitory or too lacking in visibility to be worth the effort of close study? A more plausible explanation is offered by those who, like anthropologist Jo…
Lifelong Learning in Neoliberal Japan
Reviewed by: Lifelong Learning in Neoliberal Japan: Risk, Community, and Knowledge by Akihiro Ogawa Robert Aspinall (bio) Lifelong Learning in Neoliberal Japan: Risk, Community, and Knowledge. By Akihiro Ogawa. State University of New York Press, Albany, 2015. xvi, 237 pages. $80.00, cloth; $26.95, paper. The lifecourse of a successful middle-class Japanese male in the postwar socioeconomic system began with cramming for exams in school, entering…
Schooling Selves
"Schooling Selves: Autonomy, Interdependence and Reform in Japanese Junior High Education, by Peter Cave." Japan Forum, 31(3), pp. 436–437
Education and Social Justice in Japan by Kaori H. Okano
Reviewed by: Education and Social Justice in Japan by Kaori H. Okano Robert Aspinall (bio) Education and Social Justice in Japan. By Kaori H. Okano. Routledge, 2020. x, 224 pages. $160.00, cloth; $48.95, E-book. In many important respects, this book is a follow-up to Education in Contemporary Japan: Inequality and Diversity which Kaori Okano coauthored [End Page 440] with Motonori Tsuchiya in 1999. In the concluding paragraph of that book, the au…
Political science (8 works) · Sociology (7 works) · Law (6 works) · Global Educational Reforms and Inequalities (3 works) · Politics (3 works) · Religious Education and Schools (3 works) · Educator Training and Historical Pedagogy (2 works) · Gender Studies (2 works) · Global Education and Multiculturalism (2 works) · Global Educational Policies and Reforms (2 works)