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Takafumi Tomura; Takahiro Sato; Ryan T. Miller; Yu Furuta – European Physical Education Review, 2024
The purpose of this study was to analyse Japanese elementary school teachers' learning experiences during professional development (PD) regarding immigrant parental involvement in physical education (PE) at public schools in Japan. Based on andragogy theory, this study used an explanatory case study research design. Nine Japanese elementary…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary School Teachers, Teaching Experience, Electronic Learning
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Takafumi Tomura; Takahiro Sato; Ryan T. Miller; Yu Furuta – Education 3-13, 2024
The purpose of this study was to describe and explain in-service Japanese elementary classroom teachers' experiences with parental involvement of immigrant parents as it pertains to physical education (PE). The study was framed using the theory of teacher development. This study used a descriptive-qualitative methodology and an explanatory case…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary School Teachers, Parent Participation, Immigrants
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Masashi Watanabe; Naoko Aoyagi; Naomi Kaminaga – Journal of Motor Learning and Development, 2024
This study examines the effectiveness of a simultaneous intervention in kindergarten and home to improve ball skills in children. Two kindergartens in Ibaraki, Japan, were divided into intervention (N = 98, mean age = 5.5 [0.6] years) and control groups (N = 88, mean age = 5.6 [0.6] years). The intervention was for 4 weeks. Parents received emails…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Kindergarten, Psychomotor Skills, Early Intervention
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Yuki, Takako; Mizuno, Keiko; Ogawa, Keiichi; Mihoko, Sakai – International Review of Education, 2013
Many girls are not sent to school in Yemen, despite basic education being free as well as compulsory for all children aged 6-15. Aiming to improve girls' enrollment by increasing parental and community involvement, the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) offered a technical cooperation project in June 2005 called Broadening Regional…
Descriptors: Females, Access to Education, Program Effectiveness, Foreign Countries
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Enloe, Walter; Lewin, Philip – Educational Forum, 1987
The authors describe the Japanese public education system, focusing on (1) teachers' roles, (2) parental involvement, (3) cooperative spirit among students, and (4) childrearing practices. Implications for education in the United States are presented. (CH)
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Comparative Education, Cooperation, Educational Responsibility
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Kodaira, Sachiko Imaizumi – Journal of Educational Television, 1990
Describes characteristics of Japanese preschool children's television viewing and gives examples of the development of new television programs. Highlights include the influence of videocassette recorders (VCRs); parental involvement; television viewing at kindergartens and nursery schools; the viewing of Sesame Street in Japan; and the possibility…
Descriptors: Childrens Television, Early Childhood Education, Foreign Countries, International Cooperation
Takeuchi, Satoru – 1995
"Bunko" are local mini-libraries for children in Japan, operated voluntarily by individuals or groups of parents, intended to nurture children's reading interest by offering them an inviting reading environment. In 1993, there were an estimated 4,000 bunko in Japan, with approximately 32,000 adult bunko members (90% female). Bunko…
Descriptors: Childhood Attitudes, Childhood Interests, Childrens Libraries, Foreign Countries