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Jacobson, Erik – Adult Basic Education and Literacy Journal, 2009
This paper presents the results of a multisite case study of adult basic education in Japan. A key finding of the study is that as part of community building within classrooms, students, teachers, and administrators prioritize human relations and expressions of empathy rather than academic skill development. In contrast to Japanese educational…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Human Relations, Foreign Countries, Empathy