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ERIC Number: EJ489994
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1994
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ISSN: ISSN-0305-0068
Small Groups in Japanese Elementary School Classrooms: Comparisons with the United States.
Tsuneyoshi, Ryoko
Comparative Education, v30 n2 p115-29 1994
Compares educational practices in Japan that involve educating the "whole child" by teaching values and behaviors through small group activities, to U.S. practices that focus mainly on academics. Japanese practices involve extensive and clear roles and procedures, routinization of activities, and peer pressure, all aimed at developing "spontaneous cooperation" among students. (LP)
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Cultural Influences, Educational Practices, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Ethical Instruction, Grade 4, Small Group Instruction, Socialization, Student Development, Teacher Role, Values, Values Education
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Japan; United States