Chapter 17: Fostering Access to a Japanese School for Children With Filipino Backgrounds
Megumi Yoshieda
Abstract
An ethnic school in Nagoya has served children with Filipino backgrounds regardless of their status since 1998. This chapter delves into barriers confronting school aged children with or without visa status in enrolling in a public school. The results from the narrative inquiry further demonstrate the school’s continuous attempts to reduce the barriers in changing times. Narratives from ex-students and teachers at the school reveal the barriers against public education, namely, school meals, visa status, and Japanese language, among others. The school is reported to provide a safe place for children in nurturing pride as Filipinos through its educational practice. Finally, the chapter suggests acknowledging that co-existing with Japanese and foreign people brings prosperity as MEXT (2019) announces and seeks for measures to foster inclusion of all students in public education.
About the Contributor
Megumi Yoshieda is a full-time English Lecturer at Aichi Shukutoku University . She also teaches K12 at the only Filipino School in Japan since coming back from her stay in Manila in 2010. Her interests lie in intercultural communication and global competencies. She uses Instagram to expose Japanese students to daily events of the world.
Citation
Yoshieda, M. (2024). Fostering access to a Japanese school for children with Filipino backgrounds. In A. Burke, D., Young, & M. L. Cook (Eds.), Barrier-free instruction in Japan: Recommendations for teachers at all levels of schooling (pp. 300-317). Candlin & Mynard. https://doi.org/10.47908/30/17
An ethnic school in Nagoya has served children with Filipino backgrounds regardless of their status since 1998. This chapter delves into barriers confronting school aged children with or without visa status in enrolling in a public school. The results from the narrative inquiry further demonstrate the school’s continuous attempts to reduce the barriers in changing times. Narratives from ex-students and teachers at the school reveal the barriers against public education, namely, school meals, visa status, and Japanese language, among others. The school is reported to provide a safe place for children in nurturing pride as Filipinos through its educational practice. Finally, the chapter suggests acknowledging that co-existing with Japanese and foreign people brings prosperity as MEXT (2019) announces and seeks for measures to foster inclusion of all students in public education.
About the Contributor
Megumi Yoshieda is a full-time English Lecturer at Aichi Shukutoku University . She also teaches K12 at the only Filipino School in Japan since coming back from her stay in Manila in 2010. Her interests lie in intercultural communication and global competencies. She uses Instagram to expose Japanese students to daily events of the world.
Citation
Yoshieda, M. (2024). Fostering access to a Japanese school for children with Filipino backgrounds. In A. Burke, D., Young, & M. L. Cook (Eds.), Barrier-free instruction in Japan: Recommendations for teachers at all levels of schooling (pp. 300-317). Candlin & Mynard. https://doi.org/10.47908/30/17
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Title: Barrier-Free Instruction in Japan: Recommendations for Teachers at all Levels of Schooling
Editors: Alexandra Burke, Davey Young, and Melodie Lorie Cook
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Title: Barrier-Free Instruction in Japan: Recommendations for Teachers at all Levels of Schooling
Editors: Alexandra Burke, Davey Young, and Melodie Lorie Cook
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