Abstract
In recent years, the education field has encouraged the development of unique characteristics of Japanese schools as
centers for global human resource development. However, few academic studies have examined these trends. Therefore, based on a mixed-methods approach, this study clarifies the characteristics of overseas Japanese school teachers’ educational activities, focusing on their school backgrounds. The findings are threefold. First, teachers’ educational activities varied in terms of frequency (more/less) and type (local-oriented/Japan-oriented). Second, school background was associated with a specific type of educational activity. Third, disparities in resource allocation and parental needs in schools and communities were identified as factors that create variation in educational activities depending on the school’s background.
