EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM & PRACTICE IN JAPAN

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	“Educational objectives” are concepts of “what kind of human beings are to be nurtured.” In order to achieve such objectives, educational contents must be determined. The educational contents of “what to teach learners” are “curriculums” that have a close relationship with teaching methods (how to teach). The curricula of schools in Japan consist of two areas: “subjects” and “non-subjects.” For example, in elementary schools, according to the Courses of Study revised in 2008, there are nine subjects: “Japanese language,” “social studies,” “arithmetic,” “science,” “lifestyles,” “music,” “drawing and handcrafts,” “home economics” and “physical education.” In “non-subjects,” there are “moral precepts,” “foreign language activities,” “periods of integrated study,” and “special activities.”