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Inui, Akio; Kojima, Yoshikazu – Research in Comparative and International Education, 2012
This article examines the precarious transition from school to work, considers its relation to young people's identity formation in late modern Japan, and rethinks the theory of identity formation in late modernity. Although Japan's transition system had been efficient and stable over many years, since the late 1990s this has been replaced by an…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Education Work Relationship, Identification (Psychology), Adolescent Development
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Toku, Masami – Art Education, 2001
Explores reasons why adolescents lose interest in art by focusing on the internal and external disruptions in their artistic development. Discusses the influence of manga, or comics, on the artistic development of children in Japan and relates the characteristics of manga. Addresses the use of manga within the Japanese art curriculum. (CMK)
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Art, Art Education, Comics (Publications)
LeTendre, Gerald K.; Akiba, Motoko – Compare, 2001
Analyzes a bi-national survey about teachers' beliefs surrounding puberty; adolescent rebellious attitudes, and academics. Finds significant difference between Japanese and U.S. teachers. Explains teachers' impact on students shows cultural differences and cross-national trends. Discusses survey results in light of qualitative studies of Japanese…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescent Attitudes, Adolescent Behavior, Adolescent Development