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Other Japanese Educations and Japanese Education Otherwise. Review Essay
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Takayama, Keita – Asia Pacific Journal of Education, 2011
Education in the United States was in a state of "crisis" at the time of the 1983 release of "A Nation at Risk," the landmark report on the US education reform. This was the time when the rising Japanese economy started threatening the post-war US economic dominance and conservative figures such as Ronald Reagan gained popular…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Ethnography, Educational Change, Foreign Countries
Inside Japanese Education: A Review of White's The Japanese Educational Challenge and Stevenson, Azuma, and Hakuta's Child Development and Education in Japan.
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Foorman, Barbara R. – Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, 1988
Reviews two recent books that place the discussion of Japanese education within the social and psychological context of Japanese culture. One book depicts Japanese society's commitment to children; the other explores conceptual and empirical issues related to U.S.-Japanese comparative studies in child development. (RH)
Descriptors: Child Development, Comparative Analysis, Cultural Influences, Educational Practices
Lessons from Abroad [Book Review].
Barton, Paul – American Educator: The Professional Journal of the American Federation of Teachers, 1993
Presents findings from this condensation of major studies of the differences among U.S., Chinese, and Japanese education. Explanations for the superior performance of Chinese and Japanese students are explored in the areas of home and parents, effort and ability, organization of schooling, and teachers and teaching. (SLD)
Descriptors: Ability, Academic Achievement, Books, Comparative Analysis