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Nagashima, Julie Takako – ProQuest LLC, 2016
This dissertation examines a pedagogy called Soka education that was founded in early 20th century Japan. Specifically, this dissertation offers an empirical and conceptual study that examines the application of Soka education in present day. After examining the historical and political context of Soka education, I explicate on Ikeda's (1928- )…
Descriptors: Educational Philosophy, Epistemology, Foreign Countries, Teaching Methods
Nemoto, Tomoko – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Program evaluation in the fields of second language acquisition (SLA) and teaching English to speakers of other languages (TESOL) has a history dating from the 1960's. The focus of previous program evaluations has been on language achievement at the end of the program of study (Lynch, 1996). However, to improve or maintain program quality, teacher…
Descriptors: Graduate Study, Applied Linguistics, Program Evaluation, Foreign Countries
Kuwahara, Natsuko – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The present study employed a mixed methods approach to explore well-being, quality of life and experiences among Japanese sojourner graduate students studying in the U.S. utilizing 155 survey responses and 39 in-depth individual interviews. Key measures used include: the K6 screen for risk of serious mental illness (K6) (Kessler et al., 2002), the…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Mental Disorders, Health Conditions, Acculturation