self, individuality and learning in elementary education /
First Statement of Responsibility
Peter Cave.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
New York :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Routledge,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2007.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
xv, 244 pages :
Other Physical Details
illustrations ;
Dimensions
24 cm.
SERIES
Series Title
Japan anthropology workshop series
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
Text of Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 224-238) and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
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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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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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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.