Recurring Teacher Shortages: A Historical Analysis of Education Policy in Japan

This study examines the historical and long-term recurrence of teacher shortages in modern and contemporary Japan and explores why this problem has not been fundamentally solved. Although research has provided a detailed and complicated background for the recent teacher shortage in Japan, few studies have examined this issue as a historical and continuous problem.

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Educational Studies in Japan
Published
2025-01-01
DOI
https://doi.org/10.7571/esjkyoiku.19.41
Primary Topic
Religious Education and Schools
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Recurring Teacher Shortages: A Historical Analysis of Education Policy in Japan

Makoto Maeda
Educational Studies in Japan
Religious Education and Schools
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Recurring Teacher Shortages: A Historical Analysis of Education Policy in Japan

Makoto Maeda
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Abstract

This study examines the historical and long-term recurrence of teacher shortages in modern and contemporary Japan and explores why this problem has not been fundamentally solved. Although research has provided a detailed and complicated background for the recent teacher shortage in Japan, few studies have examined this issue as a historical and continuous problem.

Educational Studies in JapanVol. 19(0)
Kokugakuin University (JP)
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
Quality Education
Openalex Percentile: Top 86%
Religious Education and Schools
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