A History of Japan’s International Cooperation in Education: Principles, Policies, and Practices Crossing Borders (Reconsidering the History of Japan’s Development Cooperation Series, Vol. 4)

Part I of the book tracks the development and history of international education cooperation and the global governance of education which surrounds it, with a focus on three approaches: peace, development, and human rights/equity. In Part II, the author reviews the historical development of Japan's principles and policy of international education cooperation, period by period, from the late Meiji era (around 1890-1900) up until the present. Furthermore, the final chapter provides a cross-sectional analysis of the historical development of Japan's international education cooperation—situated in a global context—which examines the significance and value of peace, development, and human rights/equity, as presented in Part I, from the international community perspective.

Finally, as the global governance of education progresses, the author discusses the direction that Japan's international education cooperation should take going forward. The book concludes that Japan should contribute to the global governance of education, offering new educational ideas and perspectives in line with the needs of the international community and constructing global and regional platforms for education cooperation and collaboration, as well as presenting Japanese and Asian educational experiences, to the world as “international public goods.”

This is the fourth volume of the seven-volume series, “Nihon no Kaihatsukyoryokushi wo Toinaosu (Reconsidering the History of Japan's Development Cooperation),” which is published in Japanese as one of the deliverables of “Japan's Development Cooperation: A Historical Perspective,” a research project by JICA Ogata Research Institute.