"In this important work, major scholars on Japan draw on ethnographic and experimental studies of learning throughout the lifespan to explore the Japanese style of learning. The reader will get an inside view of Japanese teaching methods, where the emphasis is on the process of learning, rather than the end product. In Japan, applications across contexts--from religion to music, to mathematics, to guidance are very differently handled th ..."
Japan's High Schools(1st Edition) (Center for Japanese Studies, UC Berkeley) by ThomasP. Rohlen, University Of California Paperback, 376 Pages, Published 1983 by University Of California Press ISBN-13: 978-0-520-04863-8, ISBN: 0-520-04863-6
"". . . Rohlen's book achieves exciting conjectural stances while providing us with rich and trustworthy substantive data and description. His treatment of schools as 'moral communities,' his call for new, culturally sensitive definitions of moral and creative goals in children's education, his interest in the consensus between parent, school, and society which underlies effective schooling are reason alone why this book should be read b ..."
For Harmony and Strength(Updated) Japanese White-Collar Organization in Anthropological Perspective (Center for Japanese Studies, UC Berkeley) by ThomasP. Rohlen Paperback, 308 Pages, Published 1979 by University Of California Press ISBN-13: 978-0-520-03849-3, ISBN: 0-520-03849-5
""Rohten has demonstrated that traditional anthropological method and theory can be adjusted to the analysis of complex organizations. The book provides a holistic perspective of a Japanese bank and its more than 3,000 employees. Methodologically, Rohlen analyzed this bank in much the same fashion as he would have carried out the study of a small community. Eleven months of participant observation within the bank and among its employees ..."
"Among the world's great industrial states, Japan is the newest, most dynamic, and most distinctive. Whether viewed as a model, a partner, or a threat, no country is more important or less understood. What are the central features of Japan's industrial system? What are the core institutions and practices that have to be understood in order to know how it functions? What sets it apart from other industrial systems, notably that of the Uni ..."
"In this important work, major scholars on Japan draw on ethnographic and experimental studies of learning throughout the lifespan to explore the Japanese style of learning. The reader will get an inside view of Japanese teaching methods, where the emphasis is on the process of learning, rather than the end product. In Japan, applications across contexts--from religion to music, to mathematics, to guidance are very differently handled th ..."
Japan's high schools by ThomasP. Rohlen Hardcover, 363 Pages, Published 1983 by University Of California Press ISBN-13: 978-0-520-04801-0, ISBN: 0-520-04801-6
"Looks at five high schools in Japan, analyzes their organization, politics, and instruction techniques, and discusses the strengths and weaknesses of the Japanese educational system."
"Social and political conflict in postwar Japan is the subject of this volume, which draws together a series of field-based studies by North American and Japanese sociologists, anthropologists, and political scientists. It focuses attention on the sources of conflict and the ways in which conflict is expressed and managed. This book challenges the widely held theories stressing the harmony and vertical structure of social relations in Ja ..."
"Social and political conflict in postwar Japan is the subject of this volume, which draws together a series of field-based studies by North American and Japanese sociologists, anthropologists, and political scientists. It focuses attention on the sources of conflict and the ways in which conflict is expressed and managed. This book challenges the widely held theories stressing the harmony and vertical structure of social relations in Ja ..."
For Harmony and Strength(1st Edition) Japanese White-collar Organization in Anthropological Perspective by ThomasP. Rohlen Hardcover, 294 Pages, Published 1974 by University Of California Press ISBN-13: 978-0-520-02674-2, ISBN: 0-520-02674-8
"By the term ideology is meant the public, official expression of the ideas and
ideals ... Two compendiums of company mottos, principles, and philosophies ..."
"Global interest in Japanese education and industrial training has grown steadily over the last twenty years. The English-language articles included here, written by Japanese and foreign scholars, contain historical studies, and a range of other topics and disciplinary perspectives. An introduction provides a general context for the essays which follow, and represents some recent thinking on the successes and costs of Japanese education ..."
"3 From Tacit to Explicit When Ikuko Tanaka is able to articulate the foundations of
her tacit knowledge of bread making, she converts it into explicit knowledge, thus
allowing it to be shared with her project- development team. Another example ..."
"Global interest in Japanese education and industrial training has grown steadily over the last twenty years. The English-language articles included here, written by Japanese and foreign scholars, contain historical studies, and a range of other topics and disciplinary perspectives. An introduction provides a general context for the essays which follow, and represents some recent thinking on the successes and costs of Japanese education ..."
" This is a wide-ranging selection of 130 readings in Japanese law. The essays, extracted from previously published books and articles, cover subjects including historical context, the civil law tradition, the legal services industry, dispute resolution, constitutional law, contracts, torts, criminal law, family law, employment law, corporate law, and economic regulation. This unique collection of readings is accompanied by the texts of ..."
" This is a wide-ranging selection of 130 readings in Japanese law. The essays, extracted from previously published books and articles, cover subjects including historical context, the civil law tradition, the legal services industry, dispute resolution, constitutional law, contracts, torts, criminal law, family law, employment law, corporate law, and economic regulation. This unique collection of readings is accompanied by the texts of ..."
"Explores the implications of a national US curriculum through the study of Japanese education. It suggests that the US educational system lacks certain organizational mechanisms that support student achievement and would facilitate teacher involvement in the educational reform process."
"Global interest in Japanese education and industrial training has grown steadily over the last twenty years. The English-language articles included here, written by Japanese and foreign scholars, contain historical studies, and a range of other topics and disciplinary perspectives. An introduction provides a general context for the essays which follow, and represents some recent thinking on the successes and costs of Japanese education ..."
Inside the Japanese System Readings on Contemporary Society and Political Economy by Daniel I. Okimoto, ThomasP. Rohlen Paperback, 286 Pages, Published 1988 by Stanford University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-8047-1425-9, ISBN: 0-8047-1425-8