Q&A related to textbooks

elementary school studenｔ is positioned as a primary teaching material for elementary schools, junior high schools, compulsory education schools, high schools, secondary schools and similar schools, and is organized and arranged according to the composition of the curriculum.
※Please see the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology's website ("Summary 1. What is Textbook?") (external site) for specific contents.

It is stipulated that schools must use textbooks that have been certified by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology or textbooks that have the name of their work by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology.
※Please see the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology's website ("External site 5. Procedure for Textbook Testing") for specific details.

According to the national textbook certification rules, if a book that has passed the certification finds that there is a mistake, the issuer must obtain the approval of the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology and make necessary corrections. I am.
※Please see the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology's website ("External site 5. Procedure for Textbook Testing") for specific details.

Adoption of textbooks refers to the specific decision of books to be used at school. The authority to adopt it lies with the competent board of education for public schools. (Article 21 of the Act on Organization and Management of Local Education Administration stipulates that "the handling of textbooks and other teaching materials" is one of the duties of the Board of Education.) In other words, City of Yokohama, Board of Education Secretariat has the authority to adopt schools in Yokohama City.
Regarding the voting method at the Board of Education meeting, Article 27 of the "City of Yokohama, Board of Education Secretariat Meeting Rules" (outside site) stipulates that "the voting method shall be three types: raised hands, registered ballots, and secret ballots, and shall be adopted by the Committee as appropriate."

(1)City of Yokohama, Board of Education Secretariat (hereinafter referred to as "Municipal Board of Education") will adopt the guidance, advice and assistance of the Kanagawa Prefectural Board of Education (hereinafter referred to as "Prefectural Board of Education").
(2)Upon adoption, the City Board of Education will establish the "Basic Policy for Textbook Adoption". In addition, as an affiliated organization of the City Board of Education, the “Yokohama City Textbook Handling Council” (hereinafter referred to as the “Council”) will be established, and a deliberation committee member will be appointed to consult on surveys and research for textbook adoption.
(3)(4)The council recommends a textbook researcher to the City Board of Education to conduct specialized research on textbooks. The appointment of a textbook researcher will be made by the City Board of Education.
(5)The council will ask a textbook researcher to investigate.
(6)The City Board of Education will hold a textbook exhibition so that parents and citizens can view textbooks. (held at 18 municipal libraries)
(7)(8)(9) The council deliberates based on survey materials, etc., and reports the results to the City Board of Education. The City Board of Education receives a report, carefully deliberates, and adopts textbooks.
(10)(11)The City Board of Education receives a report on the demand for textbooks next year from each school, and reports the adoption results and the number of demand to the Prefectural Board of Education.
(12)The City Council of Education will notify the school of the results of the adoption.

(1)City of Yokohama, Board of Education Secretariat (hereinafter referred to as "Municipal Board of Education") will adopt the guidance, advice and assistance of the Kanagawa Prefectural Board of Education (hereinafter referred to as "Prefectural Board of Education").
(2)Upon adoption, the City Board of Education will establish the "Basic Policy for Textbook Adoption". In addition, as an affiliated organization of the City Board of Education, the “Yokohama City Textbook Handling Council” (hereinafter referred to as the “Council”) will be established, and a deliberation committee member will be appointed to consult on surveys and research for textbook adoption.
(3)(4)The council recommends a textbook researcher to the City Board of Education to conduct specialized research on textbooks. The appointment of a textbook researcher will be made by the City Board of Education.
(5)The council will ask a textbook researcher to investigate. Regarding high schools, the actual situation varies greatly depending on each school and individual student, so we ask each school principal to report the opinion of the textbook.
(6)The City Board of Education will hold a textbook exhibition so that parents and citizens can view textbooks. (held in Chuo-toshokan)
(7)(8)(9) The council deliberates based on survey materials, etc., and reports the results to the City Board of Education. The City Board of Education receives a report, carefully deliberates, and adopts textbooks.
(10)(11)The City Board of Education receives a report on the demand for textbooks next year from each school, and reports the adoption results and the number of demand to the Prefectural Board of Education.
(12)The City Council of Education will notify the school of the results of the adoption.

(1)City of Yokohama, Board of Education Secretariat (hereinafter referred to as "Municipal Board of Education") will adopt the guidance, advice and assistance of the Kanagawa Prefectural Board of Education (hereinafter referred to as "Prefectural Board of Education").
(2)Upon adoption, the City Board of Education will establish the "Basic Policy for Textbook Adoption". In addition, as an affiliated organization of the City Board of Education, the “Yokohama City Textbook Handling Council” (hereinafter referred to as the “Council”) will be established, and a deliberation committee member will be appointed to consult on surveys and research for textbook adoption.
(3)(4)The council recommends a textbook researcher to the City Board of Education to conduct specialized research on textbooks. The appointment of a textbook researcher will be made by the City Board of Education.
(5)The council will ask a textbook researcher to investigate. Regarding special needs schools and individual elementary, junior high and compulsory education schools, the actual situation differs greatly depending on each school and individual elementary school studenｔ students.
(6)The City Board of Education will hold a textbook exhibition so that parents and citizens can view textbooks. (held in Chuo-toshokan)
(7)(8)(9) The council deliberates based on survey materials, etc., and reports the results to the City Board of Education. The City Board of Education receives a report, carefully deliberates, and adopts textbooks.
(10)(11)The City Board of Education receives a report on the demand for textbooks next year from each school, and reports the adoption results and the number of demand to the Prefectural Board of Education.
(12)The City Council of Education will notify the school of the results of the adoption.

In Yokohama City, we have adopted it in one adopted district since the adoption of elementary school textbooks used in 2011-2014. 1 The reasons for the adoption of the district are as follows.
○ By using common textbooks in the city, learning based on the curriculum of "Yokohama-style elementary and junior high school education" can be facilitated, and learning by using different textbooks will be further enhanced because the difficulty of learning elementary school studenｔ students and teaching teachers will be eliminated.
○ By using a common textbook, the learning order and subject matter will be the same, reducing the burden on elementary school studenｔ students when moving in and out of the city.
○ By using a common textbook, the subjects to be taken up will be the same, and guidance using the subject can be deepened as class research at other schools, which can be used to improve classes.

Please refer to the textbook page for textbooks used at municipal elementary, middle and compulsory education schools.

Elementary, middle and compulsory education schools are adopted every four years in principle, and high schools are adopted every year.
The current curriculum guidelines have been fully implemented in elementary schools since 2011 and in junior high schools since 2012, but the next curriculum guidelines will be implemented (elementary school: from 2020, junior high school: from 2021) As a result, in 2019, elementary school textbooks that passed the certification in the previous year will be adopted in the previous year, and in the textbook of junior high school in 2020202020202020202020202.
The period of examination and adoption of textbooks is as follows.

※Excerpt from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology's website "Summary of Textbook System" (outside site)

In Yokohama City, five City Librarys are designated as "Textbook Centers" so that citizens can read textbooks.
About Textbook Center

Every June, we hold textbook exhibitions at all City Library (18 museums). The schedule of the textbook exhibition and the type of book to be exhibited vary depending on the library.