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Milne, Geraldine Veronica – 2000
This paper provides an overview of discourse analysis from a linguistic point of view, discussing why it is relevant to Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL). It focuses on the following: discourse and discourse analysis; discourse analysis and TESOL; approaches to discourse analysis; systemic functional linguistics; theme and…
Descriptors: Discourse Analysis, Elementary Secondary Education, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries
Ono, Yumiko; Hurley, Casey; Petrovitch-Mwaniki, Lois – 2001
This paper presents information from a project that examined what Japanese and U.S. teachers valued most about the culture of teaching and learning in each others' countries. Teachers participated in global partnership schools in which they had the opportunity to directly observe all facets of school operation in the other country. Data come from…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accountability, Classroom Techniques, Discipline
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Buchert, Lene, Ed.; Epskamp, Kees, Ed. – Prospects: Quarterly Review of Comparative Education, 2000
This journal focuses on comparative education and has four major sections. The "Viewpoint/Controversy" section contains one article: "Is the Globalization of the Economy Creating Values for a New Civilization?" (Koichiro Matsuura). The "Open File: Rethinking Educational Aid" section contains the following articles:…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Childrens Rights, Comparative Education, Developing Nations
Inoue, Yukiko – 2000
In a question-and-answer format a number of topics related to learning and cognitive theory in educational applications are discussed. Most of the discussions consider the contrast between U.S. and Japanese educational practices. The topics include: (1) behavioral and cognitive approaches to learning; (2) metacognition and its implications for…
Descriptors: Behavior Theories, Cognitive Processes, Cultural Differences, Elementary Secondary Education
Nohda, Nobuhiko – 2000
Mathematics educators in Japan have traditionally emphasized mathematical perspectives in research and practice. This paper features an account of changes in mathematics education in Japan that focus on the possibilities of individual students as well as their mathematical ways of thinking. Students' mathematical thinking, mathematical…
Descriptors: Cognitive Structures, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
Schlenker, Richard M. – 2002
This document provides the administrative, management, and supervisory guidance necessary to successfully conduct and support grades 7-12 science symposia. It was developed as the operations manual for the Pacific Region Junior Science and Humanities Symposium (PJSHS) program for 2002-2003 which is an 10-month, precollege student research program…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Foreign Countries, Mathematics Education, Science Instruction
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Birnbaum, Henry – Science, 1973
Describes the Japanese educational system, and outlines some of the obstacles faced by students in progressing through successive levels from elementary school to university. Emphasizes undergraduate education, especially in science and engineering. The organization of the Japanese school system is schematically presented in a diagram. (JR)
Descriptors: Education, Educational Programs, Elementary Education, Engineering Education
Stigler, James W.; Hiebert, James – Phi Delta Kappan, 1997
The videotape portion of the Third International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS), which captured "typical" mathematics instruction in Germany, the United States, and Japan, disclosed information about types of mathematics students encountered, teachers' role in developing concepts and lessons, and expectations for students. The…
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Foreign Countries, Grade 8, Mathematics Instruction
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Fernandez, Clea – Journal of Teacher Education, 2002
Describes the Japanese professional development practice of lesson study and its articulation within the Japanese educational system, discussing insights gained from research that explored the feasibility of lesson study in a U.S. setting, noting challenges faced by American teachers trying to adopt the research focus that is inherent in lesson…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Faculty Development, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
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Ono, Hiroshi – American Journal of Education, 2001
Describes institutional tracking in Japan, examining the process of advancing from middle school to high school to college (accounting for social origin effects). Results support a tournament-like mobility for people in Japan's higher education system, where those who move down do not move up again. Results also suggest that social origin matters,…
Descriptors: College Bound Students, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Secondary Education
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Henri, James; Hay, Lyn; Oberg, Dianne – School Libraries Worldwide, 2002
Describes an international study of the principal's role in developing and supporting school library programs that was conducted in Australia, Canada, Finland, France, Japan, Scotland, and South Korea. Discusses three survey instruments that were used to provide information for principals and teacher-librarians that would inform their efforts to…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Information Literacy
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Seiter, David M. – Social Education, 1989
Lists and describes some resources on teaching world history that are available from the Educational Resource Information Center (ERIC). Articles cover periodization, humanistic approaches, hierarchical organization of knowledge, skills in world history, teaching about Japan to students in Texas, Oklahoma, and Louisiana, global history, and a…
Descriptors: Educational Resources, Foreign Countries, Humanistic Education, Instructional Materials
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Ram, Rati – Economics of Education Review, 1995
Compares U.S. public education expenditures with those in other industrialized countries. In terms of expenditure/GNP ratio, the United States' rank is medium. This fact provides no indication of education "underfunding" or "overfunding," as there is no cross-country correlation between expenditure/GNP and per capita income.…
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Economic Factors, Educational Economics, Educational Finance
Warnat, Winifred I. – Vocational Education Journal, 1991
A General Accounting Office study examined strategies used to prepare youth for employment in the United States and four competitor nations and found that other countries have higher expectations of students, invest heavily in education and training, have national training standards, and have higher literacy rates among young adults. (JOW)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Education Work Relationship, Foreign Countries, Global Approach
Benanzer, Elizabeth; And Others – Vocational Education Journal, 1991
Describes how local vocational schools and community colleges can play a key role in building a strong partnership between Japanese manufacturers and their U.S. workers. Kellogg Community College's (Michigan) partnership with Nippondenso and the Ohio Industrial Training Program's work with Honda of America are profiled. (JOW)
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Foreign Countries, Global Approach, School Business Relationship
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