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ERIC Number: EJ445147
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1991
Pages: N/A
Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0037-7724
Teaching about Japan in the 1990s: An Introduction.
Cogan, John J.; Grossman, David L.
Social Education, v55 n7 p433-34 Nov-Dec 1991
Discusses the influence of Japan on educational reform in the United States. Identifies economic self-interest and global competitiveness as the motivations for increased U.S. instruction about Asia and the Pacific region. Expresses concern that such a competitive outlook is unlikely to produce a global perspective. (DK)
Descriptors: Asian Studies, Competition, Curriculum Development, Economics, Educational Trends, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Free Enterprise System, Global Approach, International Relations, International Trade, Social Studies
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Japan