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Learning to teach in two cultures : Japan and the United States /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Shimahara, Nobuo
Other Authors: Sakai, Akira, 1961-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Garland Pub., 1995.
Series:Garland reference library of social science ; v. 870.
Garland reference library of social science. Reference books in international education ; vol. 27.
Subjects:
First year teachers > Japan > Case studies.
First year teachers > United States > Case studies.
Teaching > Cross-cultural studies.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • How American teachers learn to teach
  • Expectations and classroom control: The case of American teachers
  • Development of teaching strategies and perspectives
  • How Japanese teachers learn to teach
  • Japanese pedagogy and teachers' expectations of students
  • Occupational socialization of beginning teachers in Japan
  • Learning to teach in the United States and Japan: Contrasts and conclusions.