Teaching in Japan and the United States: context matters
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Japanese and US schoolteachers both have characteristic duties and functions that are dictated by socio-cultural factors. However, the concept of ningen, which aims for total academic achievement, requires Japanese teachers to assume additional roles in student personality development.
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Subject: Education
ISSN: 0011-3131
Year: 1992
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Transforming Japan
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Issues are presented concerning the changes which are likely to take place in the economic development of Japan. The economic downturns experienced by the country during economic recovery are discussed.
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Subject: Education
ISSN: 0011-3131
Year: 2000
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An end to complacency: Reinventing Japan
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Some visions of Japan in the year 2050 are presented.
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Subject: Education
ISSN: 0011-3131
Year: 2000
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