Learning to teach in two cultures : Japan and the United States Nobuo K. Shimahara, Akira Sakai

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Shimahara, Nobuo

Contributor:

Sakai, Akira, 1961-

Series:

Garland reference library of social science. Reference books in international education ; vol. 27.

Garland reference library of social science ; v. 870.

Reference books in international education ; vol. 27. Garland reference library of social science ; vol. 870

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

First year teachers--United States--Case studies.

First year teachers.

Teaching--Cross-cultural studies.

Teaching.

First year teachers--Japan--Case studies.

Japanese.

Local Subjects:

Japanese.

Physical Description:

xii, 259 p. ; 22 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York : Garland Pub., 1995.

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.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 239-251) and index.

Local Notes:

The Balch Institute Library and Archives

ISBN:

081531924X (pbk. : acid-free paper)

0815310811

OCLC:

31207039