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Social Studies Development Center, Bloomington, IN. – 1981
This is a report of the Japan/United States Textbook Study Project the goal of which is to improve each nation's textbooks, especially in regard to the treatment of Japan in U.S. textbooks, the treatment of the United States in Japanese textbooks, and the treatment of relations between the two countries in each nation's textbooks. Panelists from…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Geography, Secondary Education, Social Studies
Kobayashi, Victor N. And Others. – Today's Education: Social Studies Edition, 1981
Summarizes results of a cooperative international analysis of social studies texts by the United States/Japan Study Group. The project found books from each country tended to justify their own country's actions while consistently oversimplifying conditions in the other. Teaching strategies to counteract textbook biases are included. (AM)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, International Relations, Nationalism, Secondary Education
Peer reviewedGoodman, Grant K. – History Teacher, 1983
Fourteen Japanese and 28 American social studies textbooks, grades 7-12, were exchanged and reviewed by project participants. The purpose of the research was to seek improvements in the treatment each country gives the other in their respective textbooks. Selective findings of the project are discussed. (RM)
Descriptors: Civics, Comparative Education, Geography Instruction, History Instruction
Download full textMetallinos, Nikos; And Others – 1990
A study investigated the use of verbo-visual content in geography textbooks of various countries. Secondary school geography textbooks from Australia, Greece, Japan, Sweden, and the United States were examined. For each of the selected books, empirical data about the amount of texts, pictures, maps, and tables was gathered; contents were assessed;…
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Studies, Foreign Countries, Geography Instruction, Illustrations
Kitao, Kenji – 1988
In order to communicate well with English-speaking people, the Japanese need to have some understanding of the cultures of English-speaking countries. Since what is taught in secondary schools in Japan depends heavily on the textbook used, it is useful to find out what and how much about American culture is being included in the textbook used. A…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Cultural Education, Educational Needs, English (Second Language)
LoCastro, Virginia – 1994
It is noted that a common belief among native Japanese-speakers is that it is not necessary to be polite when speaking English, despite the fact that politeness is seen as a Japanese cultural attribute. Researchers have also noted this discrepancy. A study investigated how Japanese secondary school textbooks for English as a Second Language (ESL)…
Descriptors: Behavior Standards, Communicative Competence (Languages), English (Second Language), Foreign Countries
