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Johnston, Scott; Kotabe, Tadahito – Childhood Education, 2002
Describes a typical day in a Japanese third-grade classroom, focusing on the need to address social and academic growth. Shows how although students work in groups of 6 or 7 and take on responsibilities as a group, students' individualism is not suppressed. Describes the teacher's goals of developing students' thinking skills, ability to express…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Educational Objectives, Elementary Education, Elementary School Curriculum
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Aviel, David – Childhood Education, 1997
Studies have berated American students for poor academic performance on standardized tests compared to their Asian and European counterparts. But education philosophy, pedagogical methodology, and learning objectives in the U.S. are simply different from those of these other countries. Rather than emphasizing rote memorization, American schools…
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Cross Cultural Studies, Educational Philosophy, Educational Quality
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Glover, Mary Kenner – Childhood Education, 1990
Presents an account of the project approach used by American first graders to study Japan. (BB)
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Differences, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Elementary School Students
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Wassermann, Selma – Childhood Education, 1988
Maintains that it is necessary to compare different educational practices and teaching strategies before choosing a practice or strategy for a particular situation. Offers as an example the possibility of the United States adopting the teaching strategies of the Japanese educational system. (BB)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Comparative Education, Decision Making, Educational Practices
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Peach, Mark – Childhood Education, 1994
Japanese nursery school and kindergarten activities are designed to facilitate the socialization of Japanese children. The culture of the home and the culture of the school (and by extension the rest of Japanese society) are so different from each other that it is believed the open and unselfconscious help of the education system is necessary to…
Descriptors: Cultural Influences, Cultural Literacy, Family Environment, Family Role
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Todd, Sally M.; Shinzato, Satoshi – Childhood Education, 1999
Presents the autonomous-learner model developed by George Betts and the Renzulli model as possible ways to facilitate creative thinking and personal development in Japanese students, whose culture typically emphasizes memorization. Concludes that developing the mindset to critically question learning will increase students' learning abilities and…
Descriptors: Creativity, Educational Practices, Elementary School Students, Elementary Secondary Education
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Kelley-Laine, Kathleen – Childhood Education, 1998
Presents an overview of policies and practices related to the parent-school relationship in nine countries including Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Japan, Spain, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Considers reasons for involving parents in schools, discusses two types of parental participation in education, and offers…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Family Role, Family School Relationship, Foreign Countries
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Newport, Sally F. – Childhood Education, 2001
Examined opinions of diverse parents, teachers, and academics regarding Japanese society, its infant/toddler care system, labor force, and family. Found evidence of a difficult transition in the culture of child rearing, including increased caregiver responsibility for child rearing and increased anxiety about parenting among young mothers.…
Descriptors: Caregiver Attitudes, Child Caregivers, Child Rearing, Day Care
Nagayama, Mariko; Gilliard, Jennifer L. – Early Childhood Education Journal, 2005
Staff interviews and classroom observations based on predetermined observation criteria and open-ended questions were conducted at early care and education programs in Kakunodate, Akita, Japan; Tazawako, Akita, Japan; Butte, Montana; and Missoula, Montana. Differences in curriculum, classroom structure and educational strategies were found. For…
Descriptors: Interviews, Foreign Countries, Early Childhood Education, Ethnic Groups
Rothbaum, Fred; Nagaoka, Rika; Ponte, Iris C. – Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 2006
Western investigators assume that caregiver sensitivity takes similar forms and has similar outcomes in all cultures. However, cultural research suggests that sensitivity in the West has more to do with responsiveness to children's explicit expression of need, and that sensitivity in non-Western communities has more to do with anticipation of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preschool Teachers, Cues, Preschool Children
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Anme, Tokie; Segal, Uma A. – Early Childhood Education Journal, 2003
This study examined the effects of child day care, evening care, and night care on the development and adaptation of young children in Japan. Caregivers completed a survey on the home childrearing environment, their feelings of self-efficacy, and the presence of child care support. Results of the discriminant analysis indicated that factors in the…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Caregiver Attitudes, Child Care, Child Care Centers
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Miyashita, Keiko T. – Journal of Computing in Childhood Education, 1994
Investigated the changes in attitudes toward computers in 803 Japanese first and second graders who were exposed to computers in school. Found that children who used computers tended to like them more than children who did not use computers. The findings failed to provide evidence that computer use improved intellectual activities such as…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Attitudes, Computer Uses in Education, Creativity
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Klein, Helen Altman; Ballantine, Jeanne H. – Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 1991
Assessed U.S., English, Israeli, and Japanese teachers' views of the ideal temperaments of children. Teachers in the U.S. and England had the most similar views, whereas those in Israel were most divergent. Differences and similarities of teacher's views are discussed in terms of eight dimensions of temperament. (BB)
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Differences, Early Childhood Education, Foreign Countries
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Miyashita, Keiko; Knezek, Gerald – Journal of Computing in Childhood Education, 1992
The Young Children's Computer Inventory is a Likert-type survey instrument designed for use by first grade students at home or in schools. Addresses the historical antecedents of the instrument, reports construct validity and reliability based upon pilot tests in the United States and Japan, and provides recommendations for the practitioner with…
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Computers, Creativity, Elementary School Students
Taylor, Satomi Izumi; Wang, L. Weiping; Ogawa, Tetsuya – Journal of Early Childhood Teacher Education, 2005
The purpose of this study was to examine the concept of "hansei" (introspection) among teachers, parents, and other relatives of Japanese kindergarteners. The data came from essays written by Japanese adults. The data analysis revealed that the concept of "hansei" encompassed self-evaluation, improvement, and morality. The…
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Foreign Countries, Adults, Kindergarten