self, individuality and learning in elementary education /
Peter Cave.
New York :
Routledge,
2007.
xv, 244 pages :
illustrations ;
24 cm.
Japan anthropology workshop series
Includes bibliographical references (pages 224-238) and index.
Education and individuality in Japan -- Groups and individuals at primary school -- Stories of the self -- Mathematical relationships -- Learning gender -- Ceremonial creations -- The next stage : 2002 and all that.
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The balance between individual independence and social interdependence is a perennial debate in Japan. This book, based on an extended, detailed study of two primary schools in the Kinki district of Japan, discusses these debates.