The taught curriculum of moral education at Japanese elementary school
The role of classtime in the broad curriculum
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12953181 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sam Bamkin (0000-0002-9635-0819, The University of Tokyo, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 32 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 218-239 |
| Publication date | 2020-05-18 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Contemporary Japan (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1869-2729 • E-ISSN: 1869-2737 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/18692729.2020.1747780 |
| OpenAlex | W3027133644 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 28 |
The school curriculum in Japan provides for moral education. Teachers’ educational practice is influenced by the written curriculum, and must be organised around its audited requirements. However, it may diverge from aspects of what the curriculum prescribes. Though previous studies have explored pedagogic beliefs and spontaneous practices, few have considered pedagogic planning in the context of the written curriculum. Drawing on classroom observations and interviews with teachers and educators, this study seeks to understand the taught curriculum of moral education in Japan: how it is structured “on the ground” and how schools and teachers plan moral education. Moral education classtime (moral education in the narrow sense) emerges as a site for reflection and pre-learning which supports the learning of prosocial behaviour (moral education in the broad sense), which is planned primarily through other educational activities. Understanding these intra-curricula relations addresses long-standing questions in the study of Japanese education. It also holds significance for the development of theory in pedagogy for moral education, suggesting new directions for moral education in intra-curricular connection and planning incidental learning
Context (archaeology · Curriculum · Curriculum development · Curriculum mapping · Curriculum theory · Emergent curriculum · Mathematics education · Moral development · Pedagogy · Sociology · Educator Training and Historical Pedagogy · Global Education and Multiculturalism · Psychology · Social Psychology · Values and Moral Education
How Schools Do Policy
Preschool in Three Cultures Revisited
Japan’s High Schools
Japanese Patterns of Behavior
In a Different Voice
Caring
Moral Education in Japan
Explaining the Impact of Japan's Educational Reform
Bridging moral cognition and moral action
Reforms to strengthen moral education in Japan
Student Voice in the Elementary Years
Where's the Learning in Service Learning
Two Systems of Youth Service
Education Reform
Community Service by High School Students
From Indulgence to Internalization
Learning From Experience
Japanese Moral Education Past and Present
| Unique citing works | 5 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2026 (6) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |