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1.

Japanese Education Since 1945: A Documentary Study » Read Now
by Edward R. Beauchamp, James M. Vardaman. 346 pgs.

Collections: Education, Entire Library
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Japanese Education: Made in the U.S.A » Read Now
by Nicholas J. Haiducek. 144 pgs.

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The Japanese educational system has become an object of growing dissatisfaction among Japanese students and parents, and some Japanese educators are looking at the American system of higher education as a model of a viable alternative. According to Haiducek current efforts to develop branch schools...
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The Japanese educational system has become an object of growing dissatisfaction among Japanese students and parents, and some Japanese educators are looking at the American system of higher education as a model of a viable alternative. According to Haiducek current efforts to develop branch schools of American colleges and universities in Japan are consistent with Japan's penchant for borrowing and adapting information and technology. But Japanese and American expectations concerning the goals of these endeavors differ greatly and this constitutes significant obstacles to their success. By outlining the historical facts and the ideological motivations of Japanese educational climate and the American perspective, this book increases awareness of the conflicting purposes at work and tries to stimulate communication between the two countries concerning the development of more effective educational programs.
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Windows on Japanese Education » Read Now
by Edward R. Beauchamp . 336 pgs.

Collections: Philosophy, Education, Entire Library

The fact that Japanese students consistently outperform other nationalities on international tests of educational achievement has made the Japanese educational system a leading topic for media attention and evaluative study. This volume is a collection of essays by both Japanese and American...
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The fact that Japanese students consistently outperform other nationalities on international tests of educational achievement has made the Japanese educational system a leading topic for media attention and evaluative study. This volume is a collection of essays by both Japanese and American scholars in the field of Japanese education which presents an updated overview of this system, its strengths and its weaknesses. Each contributor writes both within his own specialty and with a view to those political, social, and economic factors which affect the Japanese educational climate.
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Inside Japanese Classrooms: The Heart of Education » Read Now
by Nancy E. Sato. 325 pgs.

Collections: Education, Entire Library

This detailed ethnographic study of fifth- and sixth-grade classrooms offers new insights into Japanese culture, as many aspects of daily social life are embedded in the educational system. Additionally, this book provides new perspectives on educational reform in the U.S.A., since many current...
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This detailed ethnographic study of fifth- and sixth-grade classrooms offers new insights into Japanese culture, as many aspects of daily social life are embedded in the educational system. Additionally, this book provides new perspectives on educational reform in the U.S.A., since many current issues and programs focus on notions of community, collaboration and systemic reform, all of which are central to understanding Japanese teaching-learning processes in schools.
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Learning to Be Modern: Japanese Political Discourse on Education » Read Now
by Byron K. Marshall. 320 pgs.

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Shogun's Ghost: The Dark Side of Japanese Education » Read Now
by Ken Schoolland. 207 pgs.

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Unruly classrooms, a general lack of discipline and study habits, truancy, and rampant cheating on exams--all of these are recognizable as symptoms of a decaying education system. Schoolland, who taught at the college level in Japan for five years, applies these symptoms to Japanese schools and...
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Unruly classrooms, a general lack of discipline and study habits, truancy, and rampant cheating on exams--all of these are recognizable as symptoms of a decaying education system. Schoolland, who taught at the college level in Japan for five years, applies these symptoms to Japanese schools and shatters the myth of excellence surrounding that system of education. In this first person account, Schoolland reveals a side of Japanese education rarely seen in the West. Shogun's Ghost presents a new look at the education system with which the United States would supposedly have to contend in the race for economic supremacy.
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Education and the Rise of the Global Economy » Read Now
by Joel Spring. 236 pgs.

Collections: Education, Entire Library

...and Internationality", in Japanese Education Since 1945: A Documentary...of U.S. corporate fans of Japanese education is Louis Gerstner, chair...global model, debates about...
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International Handbook of Educational Reform » Read Now
by Susan F. Semel, Alan R. Sadovnik, Peter W. Cookson Jr. 617 pgs.

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This comprehensive reference offers a systematic overview of changes in educational policy and practice around the world. Each chapter focuses on reform in one of the 30 countries profiled.
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Asian-American Education: Historical Background and Current Realities » Read Now
by Meyer Weinberg. 350 pgs.

Collections: History, Education, Entire Library

...Native Born Educational Attainment Asian...Filipino Hmong Japanese Korean Laotian...Immigrant Educational Attainment Asian...Filipino Hmong Japanese Korean...
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The Japanese School: Lessons for Industrial America » Read Now
by Benjamin Duke. 244 pgs.

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"There is no doubt in my mind that this is the best book on the Japanese school, and especially on the underlying concepts. As such it is one of the most important books on Japanese society." Peter Drucker "Benjamin Duke knows both American and Japanese education intimately. His analysis of the...
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"There is no doubt in my mind that this is the best book on the Japanese school, and especially on the underlying concepts. As such it is one of the most important books on Japanese society." Peter Drucker "Benjamin Duke knows both American and Japanese education intimately. His analysis of the strengths and weaknesses of each is compelling. Everyone interested in Japan's economic performance over the past generation--and the next--needs to examine The Japanese School." Mike Mansfield U.S. Ambassador to Japan
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The Role of Universities in the Education of Japanese Teachers: A Distant Perspective, in PJE. Peabody Journal of Education » Read Now
by Carolyn A. Hawley, Willis D. Hawley. 12 pgs.

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...reviews of the scholarship on Japanese education that is available in English...The national character of Japanese education leads to standardization of...First, recent...
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Japanese Education Reform: Nakasone's Legacy » Read Now
by Christopher P. Hood. 228 pgs.

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Many feel that Japanese education system is stunted by an inability, or perhaps even an incapacity, to change. This study challenges these contentions and examines the reform policies implemented by Prime Minister Nakasone during the 1980s.
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Development Education in Japan: A Comparative Analysis of the Contexts for Its Emergence, and Its Introduction into the Japanese School System » Read Now
by Yuri Ishii. 234 pgs.

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Development Education in Japan provides a unique analysis of curricular change and micro-politics in Japanese schools that reveals why Japan is a decade behind in reacting to trends within social, political and economic contexts. Situated in the fields of comparative and international education and...
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Development Education in Japan provides a unique analysis of curricular change and micro-politics in Japanese schools that reveals why Japan is a decade behind in reacting to trends within social, political and economic contexts. Situated in the fields of comparative and international education and utilizing extensive interviews with secondary school teachers, Ishii provides an insightful explanation for the slow introduction of development education into the Japanese school system and suggests potential social, political and economic situations in which such introduction might occur.
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