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Boyte, Harry C. – Educational Studies in Japan: International Yearbook, 2020
In the age of what Gert Biesta calls subjectification, "the uniqueness of each individual human being," the promise of citizens-as-subjects is to break with the ideal of the "good citizen" whose identity is inscribed by state and market. Making such a break involves "exposure to the experiment of democracy," in…
Descriptors: Citizenship Responsibility, Social Responsibility, Democracy, Citizen Participation
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Doerr, Neriko Musha; Lee, Kiri – Diaspora, Indigenous, and Minority Education, 2016
Learning a heritage language can be celebrated to enhance marginalized groups' self-esteem, but a heritage can also encompass ideologies prevalent in the groups' original homeland. Based on ethnographic fieldwork (2007-2011) at a weekend Japanese-language school in the United States, this article investigates how ideologies on race politics…
Descriptors: Heritage Education, Japanese, Self Esteem, Ethnography
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Yu, Junwei; Bairner, Alan – Sport, Education and Society, 2010
One of the major challenges that faces nation-builders in postcolonial societies is the incorporation of subaltern groups, particularly aboriginal peoples, into a collective national project. One vehicle for addressing this challenge is sport with schools being amongst the most important venues. This article offers an empirical study of the role…
Descriptors: Team Sports, Indigenous Populations, Nationalism, Foreign Countries
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Reed, Steven R.; And Others – International Social Science Journal, 1996
Provides an overview of political corruption and its place in Japanese culture and society. Discusses recent scandals and efforts at political reform. These efforts are moving Japan from a "boss-patronage" system to a "civic-culture." Includes a table of post-war Japanese prime ministers and corruption scandals. (MJP)
Descriptors: Antisocial Behavior, Civics, Crime, Democracy