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Publication Date: 2017-Apr-29
Pages: 11
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Dual Empires: International Schools and the Building of Japan
Jones, John Y.
AERA Online Paper Repository, Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association (San Antonio, TX, Apr 27-May 1, 2017)
This paper explores the history of international schools in the Tokyo/Yokohama region and the role they played in helping to modernize Japan in the Western mold. The author argues that these schools and their alumni helped grow two empires: that of the Western powers in Asia and that of Japan itself.
Descriptors: International Schools, Educational History, Alumni, Western Civilization, Foreign Countries, Archives, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Language of Instruction, Comparative Education
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Publication Type: Speeches/Meeting Papers; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Asia; Japan (Tokyo)
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