Teaching in Japan

1. Auflage 2002
ISBN: 978-0-8153-3512-2
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 192 Seiten, Format (B × H): 157 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 440 g

Reihe: Reference Books In International Education

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.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Shimahara, Nobuo K.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Schulen, Schulleitung Schulleitung, Schulentwicklung
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Lehrerausbildung, Unterricht & Didaktik Methoden des Lehrens und Lernens

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface Part One: Teaching and Current Issues Chapter 1: Introduction: The Background Chapter 2: Culture and Teaching in Japan Chapter 3: Teacher Education and Social Change Chapter 4: Professional Development: Professional Strategies Part Two: Ethnography of Learning to Teach Chapter 5: Learning to Teach in Japanese Schools, with Akira Sakai Chapter 6: Cultural Theory of Teaching and Practice, with Akira Sakai Chapter 7: Occupational Socialization of Beginning Teachers, with Akira Sakai Epilogue: A Critical Reflection References Author Profile

Über Autor(innen)

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.