Evolution of education and political ideologies in modern Japan: From Meiji Restoration to post-war reforms

Habib Badawi

doi:10.29351/rmhe.v13i25.634

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Habib Badawi Lebanese Univesity https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6452-8379

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https://doi.org/10.29351/rmhe.v13i25.634

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Restauración Meiji, educación en Japón, ideología política, reforma educativa, Japón de posguerra

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El presente estudio examina la evolución de la educación y las ideologías políticas en el Japón moderno, desde la Restauración Meiji hasta la era posterior a la Segunda Guerra Mundial. A través de una metodología histórica cualitativa, se analizan fuentes primarias y secundarias para explorar la relación entre las reformas educativas y los cambios políticos, con un enfoque en las principales políticas y su impacto en la sociedad. La investigación destaca cómo la educación moldeó y fue moldeada por las ideologías políticas, contribuyendo a la modernización y transición democrática de Japón. Entre sus aportaciones, el estudio ofrece una línea del tiempo que abarca más de un siglo, un enfoque interdisciplinario que une la historia de la educación con la ciencia política, y un análisis crítico de los cambios ideológicos en la educación. Asimismo, enfatiza la transición democrática en el periodo de posguerra, aportando relevancia contemporánea e implicaciones para las políticas educativas actuales. Al rastrear estos desarrollos, el estudio proporciona una visión profunda de la compleja relación entre educación, política e identidad nacional en el Japón moderno.

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Habib Badawi, Lebanese Univesity

Professor at Lebanese University and freelance researcher in international relations. Since 2005, he has specialized in Japanese studies, focusing on Japan’s modern history in his M.A. thesis and Ph.D. dissertation. In 2016, he became the coordinator of the ‘United States of America – History and Civilization’ course at the University’s History Department. In 2018, he received the ‘Academic Excellence Award in the Arab World’ as ‘Academic Personality of the Year’ for his pioneering role in establishing Japanese studies as a distinct academic field within the Human Sciences in the region. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6452-8379. E-mail: Habib.badawi@ul.edu.lb

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Evolución de la educación y las ideologías políticas en el Japón moderno: de la restauración Meiji a las reformas de posguerra

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