This 117 item annotated bibliography of documents published in 1970 is divided into these sections: educational history and development; school reform; teacher training and staffing; schools and institutions; curricula and syllabi; audio-visual aids; motivation; polytechnical education; self-education; physical education; problems in education;…

This book, one of the Studies of the East Asian Institute at Columbia University, is an expanded and updated bibliography of an earlier work published in 1965 that attempts to bring together materials in English on education in Japan. Approximately 1500 selective items dated from 1876 to 1969 written by Americans and Japanese are grouped under the…

Over the years, Japan has revamped her education system a number of times. With the coming of the U. S. Education Mission in 1946, she turned her schools toward democratization. The major aims of this reform program in education were: 1) the elimination of militarism and ultranationalism; 2) democratization; 3) modernization; and, 4)…

"The broader perspective gained from examining educational systems of other countries has long been important and is especially so at the present time. France is of particular interest because of its strong educational traditions and its dedication to democratic principles. In the process of gathering information for this study, the author…

In recent years academic and government circles in many foreign countries have focused more attention on education in Japan. This report is a translation of a publication intended to inform the general public of educational standards in this country as compared with other selected countries--the U.S., U.K., France, the Federal Republic of Germany…

The publication of "Il metodo della pedagogica scientifica," by Dr. Maria Montessori, docent in the University of Rome, giving a full account of the inception and development of the system of education of which she is the author and the simultaneous translation of the work into English and German are events so unusual as to challenge attention.…