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Download full textKojima, Hideo – 1985
The successful educational and industrial systems in Japan are related to the social and historical condition of the country. A society that receives ideas and technology of education from other societies must go through the process of adoption, assimilation, and self-transformation. Students of society do not fully recognize the strengths and…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Comparative Education, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Context
Peer reviewedLindblad, Sverker; Wallin, Erik – Journal of Curriculum Studies, 1993
Discusses changes in educational governance and environment that have developed alongside political and economic changes in Sweden. Describes how both government and education have become less centralized and have adopted more democratic principles. Concludes that more attention is being given to cooperation and communication among teachers and…
Descriptors: Democracy, Economic Change, Economics, Educational Anthropology
Packer, Steve – Prospects, 1991
Reviews curriculum development policies and strategies in nations with small populations and limited land area. Asserts that curriculum development in such nations is paradoxical; it is highly centralized and yet can utilize classroom teachers in the process. Recommends that small nations form partnerships to share curriculum development…
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Curriculum Development, Developing Nations, Educational Anthropology
Rossman, Gretchen B.; And Others – 1988
This book examines educators' norms, beliefs, and values in case studies of three "improving" high schools. The distinction between "sacred" and "profane" norms in the teaching profession is applied to the relationships among school culture, improvement efforts, and the effectiveness of change strategies. Schools'…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Educational Anthropology, Educational Change, Educational Environment
Peer reviewedDavies, Scott – American Journal of Sociology, 1995
Asserts that the sociology of education is fraught with noncommunicating paradigms. Outlines this paradigm split from a critical theory perspective. Discusses the use of history to support education reform efforts. (CFR)
Descriptors: Critical Theory, Educational Anthropology, Educational Change, Educational History
Stocking, Carol B.; Curry, Glen David – 1986
Using data gathered from the High School and Beyond study, a comparative analysis of the social processes related to the postsecondary plans of high school seniors in the United States and Japan was conducted. Differentiations are seen between students choosing to enter the labor market directly from school and those choosing to attend a trade or…
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Differences, Educational Anthropology
Benjamin, Michael – 1996
This book examines cultural diversity issues for U.S. and Canadian higher education institutions. Profiles of five ethnic minority groups (African American Blacks, Caribbean Canadian Blacks, Hispanics, Asians, and Jews) were constructed, and then used to reconstruct diversity policies and programming. The profiles were based on six core…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Administrator Attitudes, Asian Americans, Blacks
