Teaching in Japan: A Cultural Perspective

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Psychology Press, 2002 - Education - 174 pages
This collection of essays explores teaching in Japan as it relates to contemporary social change in the past two decades. The collection explores day-to-day teaching in Japan from the teacher's erspective relying on first hand accounts by those within the system.
 

Contents

Introduction The Background 1156 37
1
Culture of Teaching in Japan
15
Teacher Education and Social Change
37
Professional Development Japanese Strategies
61
Learning to Teach in Japanese Schools
85
Cultural Theory of Teaching and Practice
111
Occupational Socialization of Beginning
129
A CRITICAL REFLECTION
147
REFERENCES
153
AUTHOR PROFILE
167
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Nobuo K. Shimahara is a professor of education and anthropology at the Graduate School of Education and a member of the faculty of the Graduate School, Rutgers University. He has taught at Rutgers University since 1968 and served as a visiting professor at several universities, including the University of Tokyo.