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ERIC Number: EJ404616
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1989
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Aesthetics in Canadian Education: A Perspective from the East.
Sawada, Daiyo; Young, David E.
Canadian Journal of Education, v14 n3 p269-76 Sum 1989
The value of "shibusa," a concept of Japanese aesthetics, is explored for Canadian educators confronted with a "high tech" society. The qualities of shibusa--simplicity, implicitness, modesty, silence, naturalness, roughness, and normalcy--have many implications for the Canadian educator. (SLD)
Descriptors: Aesthetic Education, Aesthetic Values, Cultural Enrichment, Educational Improvement, Educational Philosophy, Educational Quality, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Teacher Role, Value Judgment
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Canada; Japan; Shibusa
Note: A French abstract and an English abstract are provided.