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Download full textIwata, Yasuyuki – Educational Studies in Japan: International Yearbook, 2015
A complication of teacher education policy in Japan is rooted in a gap between an image of teachers, which is held by society as a whole, and includes various character traits and the reality of Japanese university education. On the other hand, the expansion of an "open system" and lack of nationwide standard are making individual…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teacher Education, Educational Change, Educational Quality
Peer reviewedMizukoshi, Toshiyuki; Kim, Youngsoo; Lee, Jong Yeon – Educational Technology Research and Development, 2000
Discussion of information technology in Japan includes historical background, government-initiated movements for school reform backed by computer networks, and the introduction of an information technology course in senior high schools. Describes a nationwide open education project in Korea and the state of cyber universities supported by the…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Networks, Educational Change, Educational Technology
Potter, John – SKOLE: The Journal of Alternative Education, 1997
Two interviews with Akira, a 7-year-old student, describe life at a Japanese residential free school. Modeled after the Summerhill School, the main components are voluntary lessons, self-government through weekly schoolwide meetings and smaller dormitory meetings, and extensive experiential learning through project work. Akira likes Kinokuni…
Descriptors: Boarding Schools, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Experiential Learning
Potter, John; Potter, Akira-chan – SKOLE: The Journal of Alternative Education, 1998
Followup student interview about Kinokuni Children's Village, a Japanese residential free school modeled after Summerhill School. School features include voluntary lessons, self-government through schoolwide and dormitory meetings, and extensive project work. The school now has secondary programs and another campus. Eight-year-old Akira, in his…
Descriptors: Boarding Schools, Elementary School Students, Elementary Secondary Education, Experiential Learning
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, Bangkok (Thailand). Regional Office for Education in Asia and Oceania. – 1980
This publication is a compilation of twenty-four studies on Asian experiences with new educational techniques for preparing educational personnel in response to demands for the universalization of education. Ten of the studies were originally presented at a study group which met in Bangkok, Thailand, in the fall of 1978. These studies have been…
Descriptors: Educational Innovation, Equal Education, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
Nagakura, Yasuhiko; Moronuki, Mikio – 1986
When designing schools, one should assign space for athletic fields, arrange halls so that traffic will not disturb classrooms, separate grade levels, provide playgrounds exclusively for younger children, and provide lighting and ventilation. Unit plans should be designed so that all educational and domestic activities can be executed in the…
Descriptors: Architectural Research, Building Design, Classroom Furniture, Construction Costs
