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Anzai, Shinobu – Educational Review, 2015
In 1947 the Fundamental Law of Education (FLE) defined the pacifist principles for post-war Japanese education and was revised in 2006 for the first time in nearly 60 years. The revised FLE stipulates the importance of teaching love for country and region and Japanese culture and traditions with special emphasis on moral education. Today, this…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Patriotism, Elementary Education, Moral Values
Gill, Alice; McPike, Liz – American Educator, 1995
Provides excerpts from a typical third-grade Japanese teachers' manual in order to shed light on why students in the Japanese educational system outperform their American counterparts in math. Excerpts address developing the course foundation, organizing the curriculum, ways to best help children grasp the subject matter, and extra activities and…
Descriptors: Educational Improvement, Educational Quality, Elementary Education, Foreign Countries
Field, Sherry L.; Labbo, Linda D. – 1996
This manual provides accurate, up-to-date information about contemporary life in Japan and provides opportunities for students to develop cross-cultural awareness. The content of the lessons includes concepts traditionally taught in elementary school social studies programs. Lessons provide multiple opportunities for students to develop a variety…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Asian Studies, Cultural Awareness, Elementary Education
Japanese National Commission for UNESCO, Tokyo. – 1967
THIS FINAL REPORT DESCRIBES TWO RESEARCH EXPERIMENTS CARRIED OUT IN TOKYO IN 1965 AND 1966. STUDY A, A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF THE ACQUISITION OF A FOREIGN LANGUAGE AT TWO DIFFERENT AGE LEVELS (3RD AND 4TH GRADES), WAS BASED ON A COURSE OF THREE 15-MINUTE SESSIONS A WEEK, USING TEN-MINUTE TAPES. SOME RESULTS NOTED WERE--(1) NO DIFFERENCE BETWEEN…
Descriptors: Audiolingual Methods, Auditory Tests, Comparative Testing, Educational Research