This investigation of U.S. and Japanese seventh and eighth grade student achievement in the development of space relations indicated that the Japanese seventh grade mean score was 35% greater than that of the U.S. seventh grade sample and the Japanese eighth grade mean score was 11% greater than that of the U.S. eighth grade sample. Four possible…

This paper examines art, a discipline that bears striking parallels, and differences, in the way it is practiced and valued in the United States and Japan. In Japan, art is a valued part of the elementary curriculum warranting as much time as science and social studies. In the United States, art is generally thought of as something extra to do if…