Teaching and Learning in Japan
Published on 28. January 1999
Book
Paperback/Softback
412 pages
978-0-521-65115-8 (ISBN)
Description
Major scholars on Japan explore the Japanese style of learning in this important volume, drawing upon ethnographic and experimental studies of learning throughout the lifespan. The reader will get an inside view of Japanese teaching methods, where the emphasis is on the process of learning, rather than the end product. Applications across contexts - from religion to music, to mathematics, to guidance - are very differently handled than in the West. Contributors analyze various models of learning within and without the Japanese school system. The examples considered here allow us to understand better the rich coherence and variety of educational experiences in the broader social context. A carefully articulated introduction and conclusion by the editors provide salient comparisons of East and West and caution, that we do not simplify our model of either one. Teaching and Learning in Japanwill be of interest to educators, Japan scholars, and to educational psychologists.
Reviews / Votes
"This text provides an in-depth examination of Japanese learning and teaching in many contexts across the life span of the Japanese people." Contemporary Psychology "Teaching and Learning in Japan resonates within the scholarly tradition of Robert Bellah's landmark study of the relationship of Japanese religion to the everyday lives of people in the Tokugawa period." James J. Shields, Journal of Japanese Studies "Teaching and Learning in Japan resonates within the scholarly tradition of Robert Bellah's landmark study of the relationship of Japanese religion to the evryday lives of people in the Tokugawa period." James J. Shields, Journal of Japanese StudiesMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
Worked examples or Exercises
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 24 mm
Weight
666 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-521-65115-8 (9780521651158)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Content
List of contributors; Introduction: Japanese theories of learning Thomas P. Rohlen and Gerald K. LeTendre; Part I. Fundamental Approaches: 1. Teaching and learning in the Rinzai Zen monastery G. Victor Sogen Hori; 2. Building character Thomas P. Rohlen; Part II. The Emotional Foundations of Early Learning: 3. Fostering social and intellectual development: the roots of Japanes educational success Catherine C. Lewis; 4. '... And Tomoko wrote this song for us' Lauren J. Kotloff; 5. Honoring the individual Nancy Sato; Part III. School and Classroom Models: 6. Teachers and teaching: elementary schools in Japan and the United States Shin-Ying Lee, Theresa Graham and Harold W. Stevenson; 7. Responsibility and learning: some preliminary hypotheses about Japanese elementary classrooms Ineko Tsuchida and Catherine C. Lewis; 8. Cultures of mathematics instruction in Japanese and American elementary classrooms James W. Stigler, Clea Fernandez, and Makoto Yoshida; 9. The Kumon approach to teaching and learning Nancy Ukai Russell; Part IV. Path and Guidance: 10. Shido: the concept of guidance Gerald K. Letendre; 11. The path to adulthood according to Japanese middle schools Rebecca Irwin Fukuzawa; Part V. Artistic Pursuits - Old and New: 12. Try,. try again: training in Noh drama Tom Hare; 14. The Suzuki Method of music instruction Lois Peak; Conclusion: themes in the Japanese culture of learning Thomas P. Rohlen and Gerald K. LeTendre; References; Index.