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Download full textIwasaki, Kazuko; Watanabe, Toshiyuki; Tamura, Takeshi – Journal of Education and Training Studies, 2017
This study aimed to evaluate the significance of group supervision to Yogo teachers in Japan, who often deal with work-related problems in isolation. Like school nurses in the United States, the role of the Yogo teacher is to oversee students' health education and management. In this study, eight Yogo teachers, each with a minimum of six years'…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Physical Education Teachers, Professional Isolation, Teacher Supervision
Direct linkCreese, Brian; Gonzalez, Alvaro; Isaacs, Tina – Curriculum Journal, 2016
This paper sets out the main findings of the International Instructional Systems Study (IISS), conducted by the UCL Institute of Education and funded by the Center on International Education Benchmarking (CIEB). The study examined the instructional systems and intended curricula of six "high performing" countries and two US states. The…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Comparative Education, Educational Practices, Educational Objectives
Peer reviewedHoffman, Diane M. – American Journal of Education, 2000
Examines different cultural understandings of the individual that underlie Japanese and U.S. educational practices. Reviews existing literature on early education and the self in Japan and suggests the need for a distinction between individualism and individuality, with Japanese education tending toward a focus on individuality and U.S. education…
Descriptors: Cultural Differences, Discipline, Early Childhood Education, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedKobayashi, Yoshikazu – Human Development, 1994
Examines the role of social interaction as a facilitator of learning in general and conceptual change in particular. Three conditions are proposed as necessary for social interaction to facilitate knowledge construction--horizontal information, comparable domain knowledge, and availability of cognitive tools. Suggests that these conditions assure…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Experiential Learning, Foreign Countries
Nagayama, Mariko; Gilliard, Jennifer L. – Early Childhood Education Journal, 2005
Staff interviews and classroom observations based on predetermined observation criteria and open-ended questions were conducted at early care and education programs in Kakunodate, Akita, Japan; Tazawako, Akita, Japan; Butte, Montana; and Missoula, Montana. Differences in curriculum, classroom structure and educational strategies were found. For…
Descriptors: Interviews, Foreign Countries, Early Childhood Education, Ethnic Groups
Peer reviewedDam, Leni, Ed. – AILA Review = La Revue de l'AILA., 2001
This book presents papers, written in both English and French, from a symposium entitled "Promoting Learner Autonomy: New Insights." After "Introduction" (Leni Dam), the eight papers include the following: "Examining the Discourse of Learner Advisory Sessions" (David Crabbe, Alison Hoffman, and Sara Cotteral);…
Descriptors: Discussion (Teaching Technique), Educational Environment, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
