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50 Years of ERIC
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Moral Development of Japanese Kindergartners.
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Taylor, Satomi Izumi; Ogawa, Tetsuya; Wilson, Jeanne – International Journal of Early Childhood, 2002
Interviews were conducted with 28 kindergartners, their teachers, and their director to examine Japanese children's moral development. Qualitative analysis of interviews revealed three themes related to moral development: social system morality, emotions, and responsibility. Children made moral decisions based on social system morality…
Descriptors: Childhood Attitudes, Foreign Countries, Interviews, Kindergarten Children
The Relationship between Playfulness and Creativity of Japanese Preschool Children.
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Taylor, Satomi Izumi; Rogers, Cosby Steele – International Journal of Early Childhood, 2001
The relationship between playfulness and creativity was examined among preschoolers in Japan. Statistical data analysis indicated no relationship between playfulness and creativity. Because teachers described some non-playful children as playful because of an internal playfulness that manifested in one-on-one interaction, qualitative data analysis…
Descriptors: Creative Expression, Creativity, Cultural Differences, Play
Sunao (Cooperative) Children: The Development of Autonomy in Japanese Preschoolers.
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Taylor, Satomi Izumi; Lichtman, Marilyn; Ogawa, Tetsuya – International Journal of Early Childhood, 1998
Examined the Japanese concepts of "sunao," a quality of docility or cooperativeness in kindergarten children, age 6 and a half years old, from the viewpoint of children themselves. Examined how Japanese adults promote their children's internalization of parental, group, and institutional norms. Discusses the role of "sunao" as a fundamental…
Descriptors: Child Behavior, Childhood Attitudes, Cooperation, Cultural Background