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Peer reviewedBerman, David M. – Social Education, 1990
Questions why the U.S. social studies model is no longer relevant to Japanese education. Interviews Japanese social studies teachers in junior high schools. Reports that curriculum and instruction are shaped by the high school entrance examination. Concludes that the U.S. model does not fit the Japanese stratified society. (DB)
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Comparative Education, Foreign Countries, Junior High Schools
