Primary School in Japan: Self, Individuality and Learning in Elementary Education

ISBN-13: 9780415446792 / Angielski / Twarda / 2007 / 264 str.

Peter Cave;Cave Peter

Opis

The balance between individual independence and social interdependence is a perennial debate in Japan. This book discusses these debates and shows how reforms have been implemented at the school level. It explores how the balance between individuality and social interdependence is managed in practice.

Spis treści

Introduction: Self, Society and Education in Japan  1. Education and Individuality in Japan  2. Groups and Individuals at Primary School  3. Stories of the Self  4. Mathematical Relationships  5. Learning Gender  6. Ceremonial Creations  7. The Next Stage – 2002 and All That.  Conclusion 

O autorze

Peter Cave is a lecturer in Japanese Studies at the University of Manchester, and was formerly lecturer in the Department of Japanese Studies at the University of Hong Kong. His main research interest is Japanese education in comparative context.