Moral Education in Japan
Values in a Global Context
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12352152 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sam Bamkin (0000-0002-9635-0819, De Montfort University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 38 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 127-130 |
| Publication date | 2018-01-02 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Japanese Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1037-1397 • E-ISSN: 1469-9338 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/10371397.2018.1438118 |
| OpenAlex | W2794328649 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 5 |
Moral Education in Japan makes an important contribution to scholarly understanding of the role of moral education as a response to the perceived risks of globalisation in Japan.The volume extends arguments developed in earlier work 1 to conceptualise moral education as a 'gatekeeper' in response to risks perceived, whether such perception is real or imagined, as entering Japan from the outside.Beyond this important theoretical contribution, it draws extensively on Japanese language literature to provide a strong summary of current research on moral education history, policy, curriculum and textbooks in Japan.The introductory first chapter outlines the main argument and theoretical framework within which primary materials are analysed.Against a backdrop of globalisation and cosmopolitanism, 2 new ideas give rise to a perception of risk in societies that experience globalisation. 3 Roesgaard follows recent calls in Area Studies to de-centre Japan, as an example taken to understand the interplay between the local and global.As the media plays a role in sensationalising new lows of immorality, the state exploits new fears to increase its level of control or 'push through' reforms in a heightened sense of urgency:"Those in a position of influence try to safeguard what is considered basic and inalienable in Japanese culture and morality, while adjusting to those of the global currents that cannot be ignored" (3)
Context (archaeology · Geography · Moral education · Pedagogy · Political science · Social science · Sociology · Religious Education and Schools · Values and Moral Education
| Citations per year | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |