Teaching and Learning in Japan [Hardcover]

Major scholars on Japan explore the Japanese style of learning in this important volume.Major scholars on Japan explore the Japanese style of learning in this important volume, drawing upon ethnographic and experimental studies of learning throughout the lifespan. The reader will get an inside view of Japanese teaching methods, where the emphasis is on the process of learning, rather than the end product. Contributors analyze various models of learning within specific contexts, and their significance in the broader social framework. A carefully articulated Introduction and Conclusion by the editors provides salient comparisons of East and West and cautions that we do not simplify our model of either one.Major scholars on Japan explore the Japanese style of learning in this important volume, drawing upon ethnographic and experimental studies of learning throughout the lifespan. The reader will get an inside view of Japanese teaching methods, where the emphasis is on the process of learning, rather than the end product. Contributors analyze various models of learning within specific contexts, and their significance in the broader social framework. A carefully articulated Introduction and Conclusion by the editors provides salient comparisons of East and West and cautions that we do not simplify our model of either one.In this important work, major scholars on Japan draw on ethnographic and experimental studies of learning throughout the lifespan to explore the Japanese style of learning. The reader will get an inside view of Japanese teaching methods, where the emphasis is on the process of learning, rather than the end product. In Japan, applications across contexts--from religion to music, to mathematics, to guidance are very differently handled than in the West. Contributors analyze various models of learning within and without the Japanese school system. The examples considered here allow the reader to understand better the rich coherence and variety of educatiolãt