Development of the "Ibasho" Concept in Japanese Education and Youth Work: "Ibasho" as a Place of Refuge and Empowerment for Excluded People

Autor/in	Tanaka, Haruhiko
Titel	Development of the "Ibasho" Concept in Japanese Education and Youth Work: "Ibasho" as a Place of Refuge and Empowerment for Excluded People
Quelle	In: Educational Studies in Japan: International Yearbook, (2021) 15, S.3-15 (13 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1881-4832
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Truancy; Empowerment; Inclusion; Youth Programs; At Risk Persons; Environment; Interpersonal Relationship; Social Influences; Psychology; Childhood Needs; Identification (Psychology); Free Schools; Japan + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Schulabsentismus; Schulschwänzen; Schulverweigerung; Inklusion; Jugendsofortprogramm; Risikogruppe; Umwelt; Interpersonal relation; Interpersonal relations; Interpersonelle Beziehung; Zwischenmenschliche Beziehung; Sozialer Einfluss; Psychologie; Childhood; needs; Kindheit; Bedürfnis; Free school; Freie Schule
Abstract	This paper aims to examine the academic significance of the concept of "ibasho" (a place or community one feels at home), which emerged from the problem of truancy in Japanese society in the 1980s. Free schools were created as "places ibasho" for truant children. In the field of youth work, group-work-based youth organizations and youth centers were no longer attracting young people to these organizations. In 1992, the Ministry of Education issued a report on truancy, proposing to make schools "ibasho" for children. Widely studied in psychology, sociology, and architecture, the concept of "ibasho" has three elements: a place where one can feel safe, good relationships, and time factor. In order to clarify the concept of "ibasho," a comparative study was conducted with the theories of human needs and identity. "Ibasho" is a refuge for the socially oppressed and a foundation for empowerment that enables them to transform society. Therefore, the theory of "ibasho" has been applied beyond youth issues to the fields of social welfare, gender, and community development. Finally, "ibasho" can contribute to social inclusion not only in Japan but also worldwide. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01