일본에서 국가 커리큘럼 재건 및 학제 간 학습의 개발 = Reconstruction of National Curriculum and Development of Interdisciplinary Learning in Japan

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

Around a decade has passed since the 2008 revision to the Course of Study (national curriculum
of Japan) for Japanese school education, and the time for updating the Course of Study is approaching
again. This article aims to describe basic structures and characteristics of the new national curriculum of
Japan, which is summed up in 2017, from perspective of promoting more interdisciplinary learning. The
“Summary of Issues (Ronten Seiri)” in 2015 argued a crucial theme of the curriculum reform is
“visualization of the overall structure and structuring” of the curriculum and each subject functions as part
of an organic structure. In this article points out two methods for linking individual subjects and
integrated learning. One is “linking by content” in that content is selected where overlapped between
integrated learning and the individual subject, and the other one is “perspective approach” that is unique
to each subject and is developed in accordance with the characteristics of each subject is used to make
the link. In the conclusion the author summarize that the new national curriculum in Japan targets
competency-oriented learning model to reframe school education at all stages from early childhood to
secondary education.

목차 (Table of Contents)

• Introduction
• 1. “Structuring” of the curriculum and interdisciplinary learning
• 2. Two methods for linking individual subjects and integrated learning
• 3. A Curriculum for the Transition from Nursery to Primary School with a Focus
• on Living Environmental Studies (Start Curriculum)
• 4. Conclusion
• References