Educational Progressivism, Cultural Encounters and Reform in ... - 9781138955639

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Educational Progressivism, Cultural Encounters and Reform in JapanAuthor(s): Yoko Yamasaki, Hiroyuki Kuno\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138955639, 978-1138955639\nSynopsis\nEducational Progressivism, Cultural Encounters and Reform in Japan provides a critical analysis of educational initiatives, progressive ideas and developments in curriculum and pedagogy in Japan, from 1900 to the present day. Drawing on evidence of both cultural encounters and internal drivers for progressivism and reform, this book re-evaluates the history of Japanese education to help inform ongoing and future debates about education policy and practice worldwide.\n\nWith contributions from Japanese scholars specialising in the history and philosophy of education and curriculum studies, chapters consider key collaborative improvements to teacher education, as well as group learning, life education, the creative arts and writing, and educa.