Table 1 The minimum number of credits of teaching subject specialties and professional studies for a teacher certificate
From: Science teacher education in Japan: past, present, and future
Year | Certificate of basic qualification: bachelor's degree | Teaching subject specialties (science) | Professional studies (*) | Teaching subject specialties or professional studies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1949~ | Lower secondary school | 30 | 20 | – |
Upper secondary school | 30 | 20 | – | |
1954~ | Lower secondary school | 40 | 14 | – |
Upper secondary school | 40 | 14 | – | |
1988~ | Lower secondary school | 40 | 19 | – |
Upper secondary school | 40 | 19 | – | |
1998~ | Lower secondary school | 20 | 31 | 8 |
Upper secondary school | 20 | 23 | 16 | |
2019~ | Lower secondary school | 59 | – | |
Upper secondary school | 59 | – | ||