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Having a Zest for Life: SEL in Japan

Having a Zest for Life: SEL in Japan

Lynsey Helen Mori
Copyright: © 2023 |Pages: 24
ISBN13: 9781668472279|ISBN10: 1668472279|ISBN13 Softcover: 9781668472316|EISBN13: 9781668472286
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-6684-7227-9.ch006
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Mori, Lynsey Helen. "Having a Zest for Life: SEL in Japan." Exploring Social Emotional Learning in Diverse Academic Settings, edited by Regina Rahimi and Delores Liston, IGI Global, 2023, pp. 102-125. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-7227-9.ch006

APA

Mori, L. H. (2023). Having a Zest for Life: SEL in Japan. In R. Rahimi & D. Liston (Eds.), Exploring Social Emotional Learning in Diverse Academic Settings (pp. 102-125). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-7227-9.ch006

Chicago

Mori, Lynsey Helen. "Having a Zest for Life: SEL in Japan." In Exploring Social Emotional Learning in Diverse Academic Settings, edited by Regina Rahimi and Delores Liston, 102-125. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2023. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-7227-9.ch006

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Abstract

This chapter begins with a brief outline of the current Japanese educational system as understood by the author and demonstrates a human need for improved general well-being and inter-personal pedagogy particularly since COVID-19. The term social emotional learning (SEL) was simultaneously introduced in the mid-1990s to the West, while the term having a Zest for Life was promoted in Japan. Policies in Japan have attempted to keep in line with current Western trends in education, yet a gap between policy and practice persists. There are three key areas highlighted—high-stakes testing, enhancing inter-cultural communication, and finding voice—where further implementation of SEL resources and practices could improve outdated approaches and ease social tensions in Japan. This chapter concludes with the hope of inter-connectedness through reading, writing, open resources, and adaptation in classroom practices that would lead to greater understanding of what it means to become a global citizen.

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