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Reactions to an Incident Involving a Child in School: A Comparison of Japanese and American Mothers' and Teachers' Reactions.

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Kurachi, Akemi – Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 1984

Role functions and interpersonal perceptions of parents and preschool teachers in Japan and the United States were explored. Locus of responsibility and behavioral variables were defined. Multivariate analyses of variance showed a significant main effect for culture and strong interaction effects between culture and the derived dimensions.…

Descriptors: Cultural Differences, Mothers, Parent Attitudes, Parent Child Relationship

The Crumbling Pedestal: Changing Images of Japanese Teachers

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Gordon, June A. – Journal of Teacher Education, 2005

Teachers in Japan are no longer held in high esteem simply because of their position in the Confucian hierarchy of status and authority. Gone is the time when the word of the sensei would bring silence and order to a classroom. Ironically, the fruits of a postwar first-world nation--increased parental education, material affluence, and a…

Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teaching (Occupation), Teacher Surveys, Social Change