ERIC Number: EJ1324200
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2021-Mar
Pages: 13
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Education-Welfare for Immigrant Children: How Schools Are Involved in the Daily Lives of Immigrants
Homma, Tori
Educational Studies in Japan: International Yearbook, n15 p95-107 Mar 2021
The purpose of this study is to analyze how immigrant children in Japan are included in the phenomenon of "gakko kino no fukushika" (Kuraishi 2014: 56)--henceforth "welfare-oriented schools"--by using the analytical framework of education-welfare. Fieldwork took place in an elementary school Japanese language class, along with interviews with immigrant mothers, a Japanese language teacher and a Filipino language supporter. The paper focused on three aspects of Filipino immigrants' lives: child neglect, dietary habits, and truancy. As regards education-welfare, this study has illustrated both the possibilities and limitations of teachers taking the "care" roles for immigrant children. Although previous literature has drawn a distinctive line between education and welfare specialists, in this study, the boundary was ambiguous as the Japanese language teacher considered herself a "social worker." On the other hand, one of the limitations was that the teachers' dominant ideology of a "good" way of living excluded the logic of the immigrants.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Immigrants, Japanese, Second Language Learning, Mothers, Language Teachers, Childhood Needs, Child Neglect, Eating Habits, Dietetics, Truancy, Well Being, Teacher Attitudes, Parent Attitudes, Teacher Role, Child Welfare, After School Programs
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