Constructing, Reconstructing and Reclaiming Learner Identities, livre ebook

Considers the impact of school culture and instruction on learner identities and learning successes

This book focuses on the experiences of 1.5 generation Filipinos in Japan, charting their life histories and educational experiences in both the Philippines and Japan. Against a background of transnational migrations between both countries, and varying levels of Japanese as a Second Language and educational support for immigrant/non-Japanese speaking children in Japanese schools, the author uses a narrative, life history approach to consider how the participants use their educational histories and learner identities as intangible resources upon which they drew to overcome the structural and cultural differences in the teaching–learning environments they encountered in Japanese schools. The book ends by recounting the participants’ regained sense of confidence as learners upon entering university, where they reclaim their learner identities as active participants in the classroom, with several receiving awards for academic excellence.

Acknowledgments

Prologue

Part 1

Chapter 1. Introduction

Chapter 2.  Japan’s Diverse Populations: Ethnic Minorities, Immigrants and a Rapidly Changing Social Landscape

Chapter 3. Japanese in the Philippines, Filipinos in Japan and Schooling in the Philippines

Chapter 4. Ethnically, Racially and Linguistically Diverse Students in Japanese Schools: An Overview

Part 2



Preface

Chapter 5. Participant Narrative Portraits: Life and Schooling in the Philippines and Beyond

Chapter 6. Experiences of School and Learning in Japan: The Good, the Bad and the In-between

Chapter 7. Coming Full Circle - University Life: Back on Top and Bringing Things to a Close

Epilogue: The Where I Am from Poems

References

Index