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Sociologization, Pedagogization, and Resociologization: Has the Post‐war J apanese Sociology of Education Suffered from the G alapagos Syndrome?
Author(s) -
Nakamura Takayasu
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
international journal of japanese sociology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.133
H-Index - 15
eISSN - 1475-6781
pISSN - 0918-7545
DOI - 10.1111/ijjs.12006
Subject(s) - sociology , sociology of education , sociology of leisure , sociology of disaster , sociological imagination , social science , historical sociology , perspective (graphical) , medical sociology , medicine , nursing , public health , artificial intelligence , computer science
When considering the trends in the J apanese sociology of education over the 70 years since the end of W orld W ar II , there have been several significant changes in the nature and social position of the sociology of education within the academic history of expansion and development. These changes can be further understood by focusing on: (i) the relationship between the sociology of education in J apan and research trends in Western sociology; (ii) the relationship between the sociology of education and pedagogy in J apan; and (iii) the relationship between the sociology of education and changes in Japanese society itself. This paper focuses on these three relationships to provide an overview of the characteristics and the future direction of post‐war J apanese sociology of education. The keywords of this paper will be sociologization, pedagogization, resociologization, and the G alapagos syndrome. The post‐war J apanese sociology of education has not suffered from the G alapagos syndrome. However, it is evident that it lacks transmission of research results to other countries. So, the future task for J apanese researchers in the sociology of education is to demonstrate the significance of their research on J apanese education to international sociology of education markets. To achieve a more generalized perspective and regain a sense of equilibrium within the J apanese sociology of education, a “resociologization” will be required for the sociology of education in J apan, though the J apanese sociology of education especially seems to be experiencing a pedagogization.