Challenges in the Transformation of Japanese Education Regarding Inclusive Education to Meet Agenda 2030

Abstract

In 2014, Japan ratified the CRPD, which spurred to the development of domestic laws; however, the education section of the Convention does not clarify how to educate children with disabilities in inclusive education. Thus, while the global inclusive education goal advocated by UNESCO and other bodies concerns education for all, inclusive education in Japan is seen as education for children with disabilities, and the philosophies and practices are very different. Therefore, this chapter introduces the policies and current practices of inclusive education in Japan and discusses the possibilities for school education reform from the perspective of real inclusive education.

Citation

Kawai, N. (2023), "Challenges in the Transformation of Japanese Education Regarding Inclusive Education to Meet Agenda 2030", Lane, D., Catania, N. and Semon, S. (Ed.) Progress Toward Agenda 2030 (International Perspectives on Inclusive Education, Vol. 21), Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 209-227. https://doi.org/10.1108/S1479-363620230000021014