Abstract
Long Hours of Excessive Workload in Public Elementary and
Junior High Schools and Teacher Quota Calculation
Focusing on the Obligatory Standard Act Multiplying Number
YAMAZAKI Yosuke
(Graduate Student, Osaka University)
Japan's teacher quota calculation system is based on class size rather than the number of
pupils a teacher is responsible for. While the number of students in each class was gradually
reduced, the lack of policy to increase the number of teachers by setting an appropriate amount
of work for teachers led to excessive workload. Elementary school teachers are spending more
time teaching classes per day, and are now in charge of most of the classes. It is necessary to
secure time for class preparation and clerical work during the working hours due to class assignment
time restrictions. The fact that the government has not provided financial spending
to increase the number of teachers is the cause of the overworked hours of teachers. To secure
the number of teachers to meet the needs of modern school education, improving the multiplying
number of the Compulsory Education Standard Law and rebuilding the system for calculating
the number of teachers is necessary.
Keywords excessive workload of teachers, teacher quota calculation system, appropriate
amount of work for teachers, Compulsory Education Standard Law
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