1st Edition

Inside Japanese Classrooms The Heart of Education

By Nancy Sato Copyright 2004
320 Pages
by Routledge

342 Pages
by Routledge

320 Pages
by Routledge

This detailed ethnographic study of fifth- and sixth-grade classrooms offers new insights into Japanese culture, as many aspects of daily social life are embedded in the educational system. Additionally, this book provides new perspectives on educational reform in the U.S., since many current issues and programs focus on notions of community, collaboration, and systemic reform, all of which are... Read more
1. Introduction 2. Setting the Stage 3. School Settings, School Organization, and Teacher 4. School Week and Year in the Students' Lives 5. Two Classrooms, Two Realities 6. Classroom Instruction 7. Equality and Equity: The Japanese Case 8. Conclusion Appendices Bibliography

Biography

Nancy Sato