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Ozaki, Kyoko; Yamamoto, Naoko; Kamii, Constance – Young Children, 2008
Preschool teachers use the domino effect--standing dominos on end in rows and pushing one over--to examine how play contributes to children's acquisition of knowledge. Using diagrams, photos, and vignettes of children between the ages of 3 and 5 years, the authors demonstrate how children at different stages of development use physical knowledge…
Descriptors: Mathematics Education, Preschool Teachers, Developmental Stages, Cognitive Development
Takeuchi, Michio – 1997
This paper provides an overview of current controversial issues in early childhood education in Japan. One controversy discussed is the increasing emphasis on cognitive development in early childhood programs since World War II, especially the focus on reading and writing; and presents the controversy surrounding the task of learning Japanese and…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cultural Influences, Day Care, Educational Practices
Fujinaga, Tamotsu; And Others – 1987
This paper reports on a 14-year follow-up study of two developmentally retarded Japanese children, a brother and sister, who had been kept shut up in a small shack before being rescued (at ages 5 and 6 respectively). Following birth they consistently suffered malnutrition, maternal deprivation, social isolation from adults, language deprivation,…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Child Abuse, Cognitive Development, Developmental Disabilities

Mori, Kimie – Arts Education Policy Review, 1996
Presents a concise overview of early childhood music education in Japan. Japanese early childhood education stresses the natural development of childhood, as well as cultivation of expressive activities. Discusses teaching methods, creative activities, and educational guidelines (MJP)
Descriptors: Auditory Training, Cognitive Development, Creativity, Early Childhood Education
Mattheis, Floyd E.; Takemura, Shigekasu – 1986
The United States-Japan Cooperative Science Program was initiated for the purpose of conducting research related to logical thinking and reasoning skills of science students. The findings of these research efforts were reported and discussed at a seminar for science educators from the United States and Japan. This report provides the review of the…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Conferences, Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Improvement
Harrison, Ian D. – 1993
The collaborative curriculum development process in a postsecondary language education program in Japan is described, looking specifically at the work of five curriculum development teams, or focus groups: needs assessment; curriculum aims, goals, and objectives; cognitive development and learner strategies; materials development; and learner…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Style, Course Content, Curriculum Development
Chen, Shing-Jen, Ed.; Furutsuka, Takashi, Ed.; Shirotani, Yukari – 1998
This annual report discusses several topics related to the work of the Clinical Center for Child Development at Hokkaido University in Sapporo, Japan. The articles are: (1) "Other's Voice/Own Voice: (Re)production of Other's Voice and Its Apprenticeship in Japanese Young Children" (Shing-Jen Chen); (2) "Intersubjectivity during…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Caregiver Speech, Child Development, Child Rearing