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Burke, Rachael S. – International Journal of Early Childhood Environmental Education, 2014
The Japanese early childhood curriculum provides ample opportunities for children to interact with nature and to learn about natural phenomena. However, using Kalland (1995) and Martinez's (2008) theories about Japanese constructions of nature, this paper argues that most Japanese early childhood experiences do not constitute direct contact with…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Ethnography, Foreign Countries, Pollution
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Taylor, Liz – Journal of Curriculum Studies, 2014
This study outlines some challenges of teaching about distant place and demonstrates how different strategies can influence school students' framings of diversity. The analysis is based on an interpretive case study of 13-14?year-old students learning about Japan in a UK school. Their changing representations of Japan were tracked in detail over a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Secondary School Curriculum, Case Studies, Secondary School Students