Moral Education in Japan

Journal of Moral Education 19 (3):172-181 (1990)
  Copy   BIBTEX

Abstract

In spite of the officially secular character of public institutional life, including education, religion is a pervasive undercurrent which affects moral education, both at home and in school. In different ways Buddhism, Shinto, Confucian traditions and new religious movements are all influential. The nationalist emphasis, which became prominent in the period 1872-1945, was replaced by a deliberately secular social studies or citizenship in keeping with the spirit of the war settlement. Latterly patriotic features have been re-introduced alongside a stated priority for international understanding. Significantly, however, Western thought is nominated alongside Buddhism and Confucianism in government decrees on the curriculum as now integral to Japanese tradition.

Links

PhilArchive



    Upload a copy of this work     Papers currently archived: 90,616

External links

Setup an account with your affiliations in order to access resources via your University's proxy server

Through your library

Similar books and articles

Secular schools, spirituality and Maori values.Deborah Fraser - 2004 - Journal of Moral Education 33 (1):87-95.
The Debate on Patriotic Education in Post‐World War II Japan.Kanako Ide - 2009 - Educational Philosophy and Theory 41 (4):441-452.
Teaching right and wrong: A somewhat irritating expression.Bruce Maxwell - 2006 - Journal of Philosophy of Education 40 (3):405–412.
Changes and challenges for moral education in Taiwan.Angela Lee - 2004 - Journal of Moral Education 33 (4):575-595.
Zen and the Art of Storytelling.Heesoon Bai & Avraham Cohen - 2014 - Studies in Philosophy and Education 33 (6):597-608.

Analytics

Added to PP
2017-02-19

Downloads
14 (#846,877)

6 months
2 (#670,035)

Historical graph of downloads
How can I increase my downloads?

Author's Profile

References found in this work

No references found.

Add more references