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ERIC Number: EJ412378
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1990
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Social Studies Education for the New Japan.
Berman, David M.
Social Education, v54 n4 p242-44 Apr-May 1990
Questions why the U.S. social studies model is no longer relevant to Japanese education. Interviews Japanese social studies teachers in junior high schools. Reports that curriculum and instruction are shaped by the high school entrance examination. Concludes that the U.S. model does not fit the Japanese stratified society. (DB)
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Comparative Education, Foreign Countries, Junior High Schools, Role of Education, Secondary Education, Secondary School Curriculum, Social Stratification, Social Studies, Student Educational Objectives, Tests
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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Identifiers: Japan