TEACHER INDUCTION IN JAPAN

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Mo/ Format Topic Presenters LocationDate21 Oct. Presentations, Theme Research (Part 3): Elementary School Staff Education Center14 Discussion "Progress Reports on Theme Research"22 Oct. Field Trip, Junior High School Observation Junior High School Principal and Staff Junior High School21 Lecture "The Present State of Educating and GuidingStudents""Lesson Observations"23 Nov. Lecture, Educational Consultation (Part 2): Elementary School Teacher Education Center18 Discussion "Educational Consultation Through ClassroomManagement"24 Nov. Lecture, "Moral Education in Elementary Schools" Elementary School Principal, Vice Elementary School25 Lesson "Observation of Moral Education Lesson" Principal, and StaffObservation25 Dec. Lesson Theme Research (Part 4): Elementary School Principal; Program Elementary School2 Observation, "First-Year Teacher Demonstration Lesson" ParticipantDiscussion26 Jan. Lecture, "International Understanding Education in Chiba Chiba City Board of Education Education Center20 Discussion City" International Education Consultant;Elementary and Junior High SchoolTeachers27 Jan. Presentations, Theme Research (Part 5) Program Participants, University Education Center27 Discussion Presentation of Results Professor28 Feb. Field Trip "Developing Skilled Individuals in Industry" Executive of Kawasaki Manufacturing, Kawasaki Manufacturing,3 Tour of the Facilities Chiba Iron Processing Plant Chiba Iron ProcessingPlant29 Feb. Lecture "Human Rights Education in Chiba City" Educational Consultant, Chiba City Education Center17 "Discrimination and the Basic Principles of Human Board of EducationRights"30 Mar. Presentation "Reflections on the Past Year of Training" Program Participants, University Education Center3 "Following the Example of Senior Teachers" Professor"Educators' Training and Personal Growth"116 “The training year”
Field trips recommended by Monbusho includevisits to local factories, schools for the disabled,social welfare facilities, special demonstrationclasses conducted by senior teachers, and schoolsof a different grade level than the newlyappointed teacher's school.know one another.Monbusho also requires a five-day, four-nightresidential training workshop. In both sites visitedfor this study, this workshop was divided into twoparts to better fit with teachers' schedules, but alsoto give teachers two opportunities to interact onsuch an intensive basis, once when they are new,but also once after they have had a chance to get toThe residential workshops, or parts of them, at least,are often conducted at a lodge in a wilderness area.Although some of the activities could be conductedin any setting, many activities take advantage of thenatural setting, including hiking, tree and birdidentification, and outdoor cooking. These arepartially intended to be enriching experiences forthe teachers, allowing them to develop bonds withtheir fellow trainees. However, since teachers arelikely to lead their own students on similar activities during class trips, they also serve astraining sessions on how to conduct outdoor activities.Training Cruises. To expose selected new teachers to parts of the country they might notsee otherwise and to teachers from regions and backgrounds they might not meetotherwise, Monbusho sponsors 10-day training sessions aboard cruise ships that visitvarious ports in Japan. In the summer of 1995, 2,426 teachers (of a total of 16,844 newlyappointed teachers) were divided into six cruise groups. The funding for this program isborne completely by Monbusho.Using one of the 1995 cruises as an example, the teachers departed and returned to Tokyo,visiting the ports of Nagasaki and Okinawa. While on board, they attended lectures and“The training year” 117
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