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Koichi Kasahara – Review of Education, Pedagogy & Cultural Studies, 2024
This article describes the possibilities of art workshops which have been conducted in Fukushima Prefecture that were affected by the earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear power plant accident on March 11, 2011. In coastal areas, many people experienced unexpected domestic migrations/relocations and unwelcome changes in their lives due to the disaster,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Natural Disasters, Art Activities, Art Expression
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Satoshi Ikeda; Tomiko Oe; Tamami Kitajima; Yosuke Shibata – International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, 2024
Inclusive education has been promoted in recent years; however, its inadequacies and the difficulty of its practical application have been pointed out. Hence, this study presents a scheme of learning according to the conditions of a person's disability and proposes a hypothetical teaching method that accommodates various degrees of disability. The…
Descriptors: Inclusion, Students with Disabilities, Art Activities, Art Education
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Iida, Seira – Arts Education Policy Review, 2021
Japanese policy regarding arts education had not been well discussed. One of the reasons was the effects of the arts had not been highly regarded in Japan. This paper empirically addressed the effects of arts activities on years of schooling and income. Through path analysis, relationships were revealed between out-of-school activities and years…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Art Activities, Educational Attainment, Gender Differences
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Hasegawa, Yuka – Pedagogy, Culture and Society, 2022
This article develops an emergentist theory of children's agency. To make this claim, it first identifies the following two predicaments that scholars have faced in children's agency research: (1) social ambiguity in distinguishing children's learning from adults' guidance; and (2) causal uncertainty between children's cognitive development and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Student Empowerment, Scaffolding (Teaching Technique), Reflection
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Nishida, Yukiyo – Paedagogica Historica: International Journal of the History of Education, 2019
This study examines how origami has been implemented, practised, and developed in the early childhood education of Japan over the past 140 years. Historically speaking, paper-folding has been part of Japanese symbolic art, craft culture, and religious ceremonial artefacts since paper and paper-folding techniques were first imported from China…
Descriptors: Art Activities, Educational Philosophy, Handicrafts, Asian Culture
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Richings, Vicky Ann; Nishimuro, Masateru – Reading Matrix: An International Online Journal, 2017
This paper reports on findings from a classroom study on the introduction and effectiveness of new methods of instruction using English literature in a Japanese high school setting. It is based on data compiled during a two-year research project. In this paper, we will detail the investigation and findings from an analysis of student questionnaire…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English Literature, High Schools, Teaching Methods
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Dorson, Lenore; Jordan, Pat – SchoolArts: The Art Education Magazine for Teachers, 2012
Everyone likes a good story and different cultures have their unique ways of telling stories. Japan has a history of picture folktales called "kamishibai." Kamishibai (kah-mee-shee-bye), or "paper theater," began to appear on the streets of Japan in the 1920s. A kamishibai performer would ride a bicycle from town to town with…
Descriptors: Studio Art, Art Activities, Folk Culture, Asian Culture
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Stetts, Victoria – SchoolArts: The Art Education Magazine for Teachers, 2009
This article introduces "kyoketsu-zome," the Japanese technique of dyeing paper. The author provides step-by-step instructions for dyeing the paper. (Contains 3 online resources.)
Descriptors: Paper (Material), Art Activities, Studio Art, Handicrafts
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Sio, Betsy Menson – SchoolArts: The Art Education Magazine for Teachers, 2009
A sky fading from blue to white to red at the horizon, and water darkening from light to midnight blue. Strong diagonals slashing through the image, drawing a viewer's eyes deeper into the picture, and delicate trees poised to convey a sense of beauty. These are the fascinating strengths of the ukiyo-e woodblock prints of Japanese artist Ando…
Descriptors: Asian Culture, Studio Art, Graphic Arts, Visual Arts
Brooks, Nancy Johnston – Arts & Activities, 2009
Japanese masks have been worn for a number of reasons. In the past they were often used in plays and celebrations. Today in Japan, social masks are essential in many party gatherings as a form of expressing one's personality. In this article, the author describes an art project wherein students created Japanese masks and kimonos.
Descriptors: Studio Art, Asian Culture, Art Activities, Elementary School Students
Gordon, Eileen – Sch Arts, 1970
Elementary school students explore the culture of Japan through the medium of art. (CK)
Descriptors: Art Activities, Cultural Enrichment, Exhibits
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Irving, Hope; von Hunke, Robert – School Arts, 1985
This art activity involves secondary students in sculpturing netsukes, Japanese carvings dating back to the seventeenth century, from bars of soap. How the activity can be adapted for use with elementary students is also discussed. (RM)
Descriptors: Art Activities, Art Education, Cultural Awareness, Elementary Secondary Education
Webb, Kurt – Writing Notebook: Visions for Learning, 1993
Describes an assignment for an art class in which students read a traditional Japanese folk story and then make a carved clay plate which tells the story visually. (SR)
Descriptors: Art Activities, Art Education, Ceramics, Folk Culture
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Hammond, Mary Alice – School Arts, 1983
An art program for elementary students based on the construction of a Japanese toy called a Daruma focused on another culture, yet taught basic skills and developed self-expression. Darumas are papier-mache faces. (AM)
Descriptors: Art Activities, Art Education, Art Expression, Basic Skills
Evans, Dina – 1986
The cultural diversity of Japan can provide a rewarding learning experience for children of all grade levels. This teaching unit includes resources and ideas for the study of Japanese society, art, folklore, and poetry. Included among the instructional objectives are: (1) children will compare U.S. lifestyles with Japanese lifestyles by reading…
Descriptors: Art Activities, Asian Studies, Creative Activities, Cultural Activities
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