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Publication Date: 1986
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The Excellent Education System for One and a Half Million Children.
Shiba, Shoji
Programmed Learning and Educational Technology, v23 n4 p306-30 Nov 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, Educational Trends, Foreign Countries, Futures (of Society), Individual Instruction, Instructional Improvement, Instructional Systems, Mastery Learning, Mathematics Instruction, Parent Attitudes, Parent Role, Primary Education, Private Education, Teacher Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Japan
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