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Tsuneyoshi, Ryoko – Comparative Education, 1994
Compares educational practices in Japan that involve educating the "whole child" by teaching values and behaviors through small group activities, to U.S. practices that focus mainly on academics. Japanese practices involve extensive and clear roles and procedures, routinization of activities, and peer pressure, all aimed at developing…
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Cultural Influences, Educational Practices, Elementary Education