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Okamoto, Kaoru – 2001
This book was written with the intention of presenting meaningful and interesting information about education in Japan in a way so that readers will obtain a more complete understanding of it. There are three characteristic ways the Japanese think about education: (1) there is an emotionally charged "penchant for education," which is not…
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Cultural Context, Cultural Differences, Cultural Influences
Boeren, Ad J. J. M., Ed.; Epskamp, Kees P., Ed. – 1990
This book contains the partial proceedings of a symposium dedicated to concern for basic education for the masses. The book includes a position paper that focuses on education in relation to its cultural setting, socio-economic context, and partnerships in research. The result of the meeting was the identification of research that seemed…
Descriptors: Cultural Background, Developing Nations, Economic Opportunities, Educational Development