Buraku
a historically discriminated-against community of people recognized as descendants of "outcastes" in feudal periods
Burakumin
people (-min) of Buraku origin
Chiku shinshutsu gakushu
community outreach instructions; Buraku community-based program organized by teachers after school to assist Buraku children to develop awareness about Buraku discrimination issues and to improve academic achievement
Dowa
literally "people in harmony" or assimilation; administrative term referring to Buraku improvement and non-discrimination measures continuously used since 1941
Dowa education
systematic educational efforts to eradicate prejudice against the Buraku and to improve Buraku academic achievement and literacy levels
Ekkyo
not going to the neighborhood public school
Eta
a category of outcaste in the Edo era (1603 - 1867); literally meaning "abundant filth"
Chushutsu
to pull out minority or low-achieving students from regular classes to provide lessons in smaller groups
Gakushu Shido Yoryo
course of study; government guidelines for teaching
Hairikomi
assignment of additional teachers to classes to help minority and low-achieving students to learn effectively
Hinin
a category of outcaste during the Edo era; literally meaning "non-humans"
Jishu hensei
teacher's self-directed curriculum organization and development of origin al curricular materials
Kahai
assignment of additional teachers to schools with Buraku children or such additional teachers; once referred to as "fukushi kyoin" (welfare teacher) in Kochi prefecture
Kaiho
liberation
Kaiho no gakuryoku
ability for liberation; liberation or social transformation-oriented knowledge, skills and attitudes
Kobetsuka
to provide individualized instruction and program of study
Kodomokai or Kaiho-kodomokai
community-based children's liberation organization
Ningen
a supplementary school textbook used in elementary and junior high-schools in Osaka Prefecture, introducing Buraku and other human rights issues
Seikatsu Noto
diary notebook
Senmin
outcaste people
Seikatsu tsuzurikata
critical writing about the reality one has lived in
Shakaiteki tachiba no jikaku
awareness of one's position in the economic, political and cultural power relations in the society
Sokushin
literally "to hasten or to promote"; a form of compensatory education to improve the academic achievement of Buraku children
Suiheisha
Levelers' Association; Burakumin's self-directed liberation movement organization founded in 1922
Teihen no ko
literally "children at the bottom"; those children who are placed in the most vulnerable position
Tokushu Buraku
special hamlet; derogatory term coined by the Meiji government(1868-1912) in reference to former outcaste people
Yuwa
reconciliation; principle of equality under the Emperor
Zendokyo
National Federation of Dowa Educators' Associations; founded in 1953