Enacting Moral Education in Japan: Between State Policy and School Practice

This book examines how national policy is enacted locally in the Japanese classroom, focusing on the 2015 moral education reform. It explores how teachers, school administrators, and others make sense of and translate policy into practice, and analyzes the implications for understanding processes of policy enactment in the Japanese education system.

Format: Hardback
Length: 252 pages
Publication date: 18 December 2023
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Drawing on a case study of moral education reform in Japan, this comprehensive book offers a detailed account of how policy is enacted between state policymaking and school practice. Focusing on the local implementation of national policy in the classroom, the study follows the 2015 moral education reform from its inception in the central government through the Ministry of Education to its actualization by local governments and schools. Beyond written policies, curricula, and textbooks, the book delves into how teachers, school administrators, and other stakeholders interpret and translate policy into practice within the Japanese educational context. Chapters explore how moral education practice has evolved in response to the intentions of national policy and analyze the implications for understanding the processes of policy enactment in the Japanese education system.

This book presents a fresh and insightful perspective on the intricacies of education policymaking, practice, and the gaps that exist between them. It will be of great interest to postgraduate students, researchers, and academics in the fields of education policy and politics, moral education, school administration, and international and comparative education, particularly in Asia.

Weight: 650g
Dimension: 234 x 156 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780367646141