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Antonoplos, Daniel P. – 1986
This paper notes the proliferation of literature about the characteristics of Japanese education and culture. Generalizations ranging from reports of remarkable progress in subject disciplines to praise of Japanese technology, social and individual behavior, and systematic accomplishments have been cited. It is contended in this study that some of…
Descriptors: Achievement, Bias, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
Shiba, Shoji – Programmed Learning and Educational Technology, 1986
This description of popular private educational system in Japan, the Kumon Method, focuses on instruction in arithmetic for primary school students. Highlights include the educational philosophy of the system, instructor training, acceptance by parents, and use of the system as a model for educational systems of the future. (LRW)
Descriptors: Arithmetic, Charts, Developed Nations, Educational Philosophy
