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Western Multicultural Education and Japanese
Educational System. Edition No. 1
VDM Publishing House, June 2009, Pages: 104
Modern Japanese society is affected by various
outside influences, particularly from Western
countries, which come to bear most on young people.
Historically, outside influences were found to be non
significant in Japan until modern times; after the
opening of Japan, the society as whole maintained a
balance between influences and its cultural identity.
However, the current Japan is different; a majority
of young people are renouncing their traditional
identity and are turning to Western popular culture.
A number of studies addressing the relationship
between the American and Japanese educational systems
have concluded that Japan is following North American
trends in various fields. The goal of this conceptual
analysis is to examine the nature and extent of
cultural diversity in Japan, define the meaning of
multicultural education in the North American and
Japanese contexts, and consider the relevance of
multicultural education to Japanese education. This
book will be of interest to professionals studying
multicultural education, particularly its application
to the Japanese educational system, and will also
appeal to a wider audience drawn to Japan's history,
culture and society.
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