Primary School in Japan: Self, Individuality and Learning in Elementary Education

by Peter Cave

Book Overview

The balance between individual independence and social interdependence is a perennial debate in Japan. A series of educational reforms since 1990, including the implementation of a new curriculum in 2002, has been a source of fierce controversy. This book, based on an extended, detailed study of two primary schools in the Kinki district of Japan, discusses these debates, shows how reforms have been implemented at the school level, and explores...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415545366
• ISBN13: 9780415545365
• Release Date: December 2007
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 0.82 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"