Japanese lessons : a year in a Japanese school through the eyes of an American anthropologist and her children /
In Japanese Lessons Gail R. Benjamin recounts her experiences as an American parent with two children in a Japanese elementary school. An anthropologist, Benjamin successfully weds the roles of observer and parent, illuminating the strengths of the Japanese system and suggesting ways in which Americ...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
New York University Press,
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | In Japanese Lessons Gail R. Benjamin recounts her experiences as an American parent with two children in a Japanese elementary school. An anthropologist, Benjamin successfully weds the roles of observer and parent, illuminating the strengths of the Japanese system and suggesting ways in which Americans might learn from it. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (x, 262 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-257) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0585316287 9780585316284 0814712916 9780814712917 081478612X 9780814786123 |