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Peer reviewedWai, Nu Nu; Hirakawa, Yukiko – Studies in Educational Evaluation, 2001
Studied the participation and performance of upper secondary school teachers in Japan through surveys completed by 360 Geography teachers. Findings suggest that the importance of developing problem-solving skills is widely recognized among these teachers. Implementing training in such skills is much more difficult. Developing effective teaching…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational Practices, Foreign Countries, Geography
Download full textHowe, Edward Ronald – 2000
Critical thinking has received much attention among educators yet remains largely undeveloped in traditional teacher-centered classrooms. A study was conducted to: (1) obtain a sense of what secondary school teachers believe critical thinking entails; (2) compare and contrast British Columbia (BC), Canada, and Japanese secondary teachers'…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Comparative Education, Critical Thinking, Factor Analysis
Peer reviewedNinomiya, Akira; Okato, Toshitaka – Comparative Education, 1990
Reports survey findings from over 1,200 Japanese secondary teachers on job satisfaction and other work attitudes and their relationships to working conditions, teacher roles and responsibilities, and specific classroom practices. Discusses the influences of teacher skills and training and Japanese social attitudes, sex roles, and style of…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Comparative Education, Foreign Countries, Job Satisfaction
Clark, Burton R., Ed. – 1985
The relation between secondary and higher education is considered by 10 different authors in 10 country/area profiles: United States, England and Wales, France, West Germany, Sweden, Japan, the People's Republic of China, Latin America, and Africa. The systems of secondary and higher education are detailed for each country. The question of how the…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Admission Criteria, College Admission, College Attendance
