Primary School in Japan

Self, Individuality and Learning in Elementary Education

By:

Peter Cave

Format:

Hardback

Series:

Japan Anthropology Workshop Series

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The balance between individual independence and social interdependence is a perennial debate in Japan. A series of educational reforms since 1990, including the implementation of a new curriculum in 2002, has been a source of fierce controversy. This book, based on an extended, detailed study of two primary schools in the Kinki district of Japan, discusses these debates, shows how reforms have been implemented at the school level, and explores how the balance between individuality and social interdependence is managed in practice. It discusses these complex issues in relation to personal identity within the class and within the school, in relation to gender issues, and in relation to the teaching of specific subjects, including language, literature and mathematics. The book concludes that, although recent reforms have tended to stress individuality and independence, teachers in primary schools continue to balance the encouragement of individuality and self-direction with the development of interdependence and empathy.

Author Biography:

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.

Release date NZ

November 30th, 2007

Author

Peter Cave

Audience

Tertiary Education (US: College)

Illustrations

5 Tables, black and white; 4 Line drawings, black and white; 16 Halftones, black and white; 21 Illustrations, black and white

Pages

264

Series

Japan Anthropology Workshop Series

Dimensions

156x234x20

ISBN-13

9780415446792

Product ID

7386845

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