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Title: History and Present of Evening Junior High Schools (Yakan Chugaku) in Postwar Japan: Focusing on Learning to Liberate Marginalized People in Osaka
Language: English
Authors: Eguchi, Satoshi, Lee, Sunji
Source: Educational Studies in Japan: International Yearbook. Mar 2023 (17):31-44.
Availability: Japanese Educational Research Association. #102, Creart Kanda Building, 2-15-2, Kanda-Sudacho, Chiyoda-ku,Tokyo, 101-0041. Tel: +81-3-3253-6630; Fax: +81-3-3254-0477; e-mail: edit@jera.jp; Web site: https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/browse/esjkyoiku
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 14
Publication Date: 2023
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Junior High Schools
Middle Schools
Secondary Education
Descriptors: Educational History, Evening Programs, Junior High Schools, Educational Opportunities, Educational Legislation, Foreign Countries, Educational Practices, Junior High School Students, Junior High School Teachers, Foreign Nationals, Disadvantaged, Females, Immigrants, Photography, Womens Education, Self Concept, Asians, Educational Philosophy
Geographic Terms: Japan, South Korea, North Korea
ISSN: 1881-4832
2187-5286
Abstract: This paper examines the significance and potential of educational practices of evening junior high schools (yakan chugaku). After World War II, evening junior high schools were established for children who could not attend daytime junior high schools, and later those who had not completed compulsory education beyond school age began to study there. After the Act on Securing Educational Opportunities Equivalent to Ordinary Education at the Stage of Compulsory Education was enacted in 2016, new evening junior high schools have gradually begun to be established. This paper provides an overview of the history and present of evening junior high schools and then discusses the case of Osaka Prefecture, where the most advanced emancipatory educational practices, so-called "liberation education (kaiho kyoiku)," have taken place since the 1970s. It focuses on the practice of Kim Hyangdoja, a second generation Zainichi Korean who teaches at an evening junior high school in Higashi-Osaka City. She and her colleagues have sought a way for marginalized people, especially first-generation Zainichi Korean women, to become aware of their historical and social position. We considered the significance of her practice, "Writing my history with photos," similar to Paulo Freire's literacy education. We clarified that this practice is not only for making personal history, but is also an arena for expressing the identities of different social groups.
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