Adolescents who do not seek help from others, concealing their problems, make it difficult for teachers to detect students' mental health problems early and provide preventive interventions. Individual interviews of secondary-school teachers (n = 15; 8 men and 7 women) were conducted for this study, where they were asked to report their…

This paper was written to clarify misconceptions that East Asian students are somehow less autonomous than learners from other cultural backgrounds. Specifically, based on motivational levels, it examines Japanese university students' perceptions of their responsibility and ability of autonomous English learning and what they can do inside and…

This article presents information on 2 international educational effectiveness studies, one completed and the other ongoing. The 2nd study is, to a large degree, a reaction to a methodological problem encountered in the 1st study, the lack of an internationally valid instrument measuring teacher effectiveness. This article presents 4 reasons for…

Describes the expressive writing of Japanese elementary school children, citing examples designed to encourage American language arts teachers to use their responses to students' writing to bolster children's attempts to become actively and personally engaged in their writing. (HTH)

A study examined teachers' actual use of media and pictures in their teaching of geography in the secondary schools of five countries (a previous study focused on representations). About 180 teachers from Australia, Greece, Japan, Sweden, and the United States responded to a questionnaire concerning how often they used various types of media or…

Examines teacher's use of their personal knowledge and qualities, such as trust, acceptance, tolerance, or sympathy toward the learner, as a means of helping students in teacher education develop and use their personal knowledge. The article focuses on the element of uncertainty and its effect on the teacher student relationship. (GLR)

Evaluates the student teaching process in Japan through analysis of what student teachers write about critical events and their reflections in the context of everyday teaching experience. Results from 2 questionnaires given to 88 student teachers are provided revealing the most difficult incidents encountered, the incidents which were positive,…

Western investigators assume that caregiver sensitivity takes similar forms and has similar outcomes in all cultures. However, cultural research suggests that sensitivity in the West has more to do with responsiveness to children's explicit expression of need, and that sensitivity in non-Western communities has more to do with anticipation of…

Determines and clarifies the differences and similarities between the goals and strategies for science teaching as perceived by elementary school teachers in Japan and the United States. Discusses teaching methods, content, and materials; lesson plans; classroom management; and student evaluation. Concluding comments address staff development in…

This publication is a guide for teachers using "The Changing World Today," an intermediate-grade student text which examines cultural change in Japan, Kenya, and India. A major portion of the guide consists of a summary outline of the text. Discussed in the outline are descriptive characteristics, rationale, antecedent conditions,…