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Schoolland, Ken – 1990
Issues in the Japanese educational system are addressed in this book, with a focus on discipline and student rights. Based on the experiences of an American who taught at a Japanese university for 2 years, the book discusses pervasive problems within the system of lower level colleges. Following a description of university experiences, the second…
Descriptors: Corporal Punishment, Cultural Traits, Discipline, Discipline Problems
Download full textUnited States Bureau of Education, Department of the Interior, 1903
Volume 2 covers Puerto Rican education; Alaskan education; the 12th annual report on the introduction of domestic reindeer into Alaska (ED613561); city school statistics; information and statistics on universities, colleges, technological schools, professional schools, agricultural and mechanical colleges, normal schools, secondary schools, manual…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Animals, Animal Husbandry, Urban Schools
Wray, Harry – 1999
Continuing concern regarding the quality and future of education in both America and Japan prompts many comparisons of their nation's educational systems. Chapter 1, "Japanese Schools' Higher Achievement, Literacy, Efficiency, Discipline, Classroom Management, and Strengths of Civilization," attempts to explain the superior performance…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Comparative Analysis, Cross Cultural Studies, Discipline Policy
Chang, I. Joyce; Katsurada, Emiko – 1997
This cross-cultural study was designed to overcome some limitations of previous research by not only inquiring into general attitudes toward physical punishment, but also by obtaining information concerning the context (for example, situation, type of misbehavior, and form of physical punishment). A cross-cultural comparison was made of attitudes…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Child Behavior, College Students, Context Effect
Peer reviewedEnglehart, Robert J.; Hale, David B. – Journal of Multicultural Counseling and Development, 1990
Used questionnaire to assess the relative frequencies of physical punishment, fingernail biting, and nightmares among Korean, Japanese, and U.S. students. Although frequencies of responses by country showed no major differences in any of the three behavioral categories, chi-square calculations indicated a highly significant departure from what…
Descriptors: Anxiety, Behavior Problems, College Students, Comparative Analysis
Peer reviewedSchoolland, Ken – International Education, 1986
"Ijime," which means the intimidation of the weakest people in a social group, has become prevalent in the Japanese educational system. Between April and October of 1985, 155,066 cases of bullying were reported in Japan's schools. The education council cites the rigorous discipline measures undertaken by teachers as the cause of rising…
Descriptors: Aggression, Bullying, Child Abuse, Corporal Punishment
