A Comparative Study of Multicultural Education : How public education copes with the ethnicity of students

本研究试图从比较的角度审视多元文化教育的现状和问题，重点关注公共教育系统如何应对日益多样化的学生种族。调查的国家是日本和这一研究和实践领域的六个先进国家，分别是美国、加拿大、英国、德国、法国和澳大利亚。在对相关数据和材料进行对比分析的基础上，本研究明确了在公立中小学实施多元文化教育的可能性和局限性。此外，还试图为日本公共教育系统可能的变化收集基本知识和适用的见解。最后一份报告《多元文化教育比较研究：公共教育系统如何应对学生的种族》由以下几章组成。[第一部分公共教育体系中多元文化教育的发展]导言，第1章美国多元文化教育的现状和变化，第2章加拿大建立多元文化教育的政策，第3章英国多元文化教育的发展，第4章德国多元文化教育的发展，第5章法国多元文化教育的发展，第6章澳大利亚多元文化教育的发展，第7章日本的多元文化化与公共教育。[第二部分多元文化教育的问题]第一章加拿大的大都市计划，第二章澳大利亚的民族教育管理，第三章应对多种族国家的语言教育政策，第四章新来者子女的教育，第五章居住在日本的穆斯林的教育问题，第六章日本公立小学的外语教育。

This study attemps to examine the present situations and problems of multicultural education from comparative perspectives, laying stress on how public education systems cope with the increasing variety of ethnicity of students. The countries surveyed are Japan and six advanced countries in this field of study and practices, which are the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Germany, France, and Australia. On the basis of the comparative analysis of related data and materials, this study clarifies possibilities and limits of multicultural education introduced at public elementary and secondary schools. In addition, collecting basic knowledge and applicable insights for the possible changes in the public education system in Japan is being attempted.The final report A Comparative Study of Multicultural Education : How public education systems cope with the ethnicity of students consists of the following chapters. [Part I Development to Multicultural Education in Public Education Systems] Introduction, Chap.1 Present situations and changes of multicultural education in the United States, Chap.2 Education policies for building up a multicultural society in Canada, Chap.3 Development of multicultural education in the United kingdom, Chap.4 Development of intercultural education in Germany, Chap.5 Development of multi cultural education in France, Chap.6 Development of multicultural education in Australia, Chap.7 Multiculturalization of Japan and public education. [Part II Problems of Multicultural Education] Chao.1 Metropolis Project in Canada, Chap.2 Educational administration for ethnic groups in Australia, Chap.3 Language education policies coping with multiracial nation, Chap.4 Schooling for newcomers' children, Chap.5 Educational problems of Muslims living in Japan, Chap.6 Foreign language education in Japanese public elementary schools.