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ERIC Number: EJ347213
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1986
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Japanese and American Special Education: A World Apart.
Ahearn, Eileen M.; Patterson, Jacqueline
International Journal of Special Education, v1 n2 p129-40 1986
Historical and contemporary special education in Japan and the United States are compared. Differences in societal acceptance of the handicapped, integration into regular education, educational finance, parental roles, governmental control, and staff training are highlighted. The authors' personal experiences demonstrating the influence of culture on educational practice are recounted. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Cultural Differences, Cultural Influences, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Government Role, Mainstreaming, Social Attitudes, Special Education, Teacher Education
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Information Analyses
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Japan; United States