Contested childhood : diversity and change in Japanese preschools / Susan D. Holloway.

By:

Holloway, Susan D [author.]

Material type: Text

TextPublisher: New York : Routledge, 2000Description: xi, 240 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

0415924588
9780415924580
0415924596
9780415924597

Other title:

Diversity and change in Japanese preschools

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

372.210952 22

LOC classification:

LB1140.25.J3 H69 2000

Contents:

1. Contested Cultural Models of Schooling -- 2. Caring for Yound Children in Japan -- 3. Relationship-Oriented Preschools: Fun and Friends -- 4. Role-Oriented Preschools: Sweetness and the Whip -- 5. Child-Oriented Preschools: Strong Individuals, Good groups -- 6. Preschools and Social Class: Early Experiences in a Stratified Society -- 7. Shinto, Buddhist, and Christian Preschools -- 8. The Slow Demise of Public Preschools -- 9. "Finding Our Way" --

1. Contested Cultural Models of Schooling -- 2. Caring for Young Children in Japan -- 3. Relationship-Oriented Preschools: Fun and Friends -- 4. Role-Oriented Preschools: Sweetness and the Whip -- 5. Child-Oriented Preschools: Strong Individuals, Good -- 6. Preschools and Social Class: Early Experiences in a Stratified Society -- 7. Shinto, Buddhist, and Christian Preschools -- 8. The Slow Demise of Public Preschools -- 9. "Finding Our Way".

Summary: "Media accounts of social issues in Japan often accentuate the bizarre and negative, while academic writing tends to focus on the positive, culling the data on Japan for exemplary practices that can serve as models for American educators or presenting flattering descriptions of Japanese achievements to motivate educational reform in the United States. In Contested Childhood, Holloway, an educational and developmental psychologist, examines the Japanese preschool and identifies the cultural models that guide Japanese child-rearing as being contentious and fragmented. She rejects the myth that Japanese education is guided by "traditional" values and instead explores the diverse and complex threads of Japanese society that are reflected in the preschools. Holloway looks at the societal, religious and economic factors that shape various preschool programs and shows how culture influences child-rearing beliefs and practices. In giving a clear, realistic portrayal of Japanese preschools, the author; presents a clear, realistic portrait of Japanese society."--Publisher description.

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-236) and index.

"Media accounts of social issues in Japan often accentuate the bizarre and negative, while academic writing tends to focus on the positive, culling the data on Japan for exemplary practices that can serve as models for American educators or presenting flattering descriptions of Japanese achievements to motivate educational reform in the United States. In Contested Childhood, Holloway, an educational and developmental psychologist, examines the Japanese preschool and identifies the cultural models that guide Japanese child-rearing as being contentious and fragmented. She rejects the myth that Japanese education is guided by "traditional" values and instead explores the diverse and complex threads of Japanese society that are reflected in the preschools. Holloway looks at the societal, religious and economic factors that shape various preschool programs and shows how culture influences child-rearing beliefs and practices. In giving a clear, realistic portrayal of Japanese preschools, the author; presents a clear, realistic portrait of Japanese society."--Publisher description.

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