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Books by Thomas Rohlen






Teaching and Learning in Japan(Updated)
by Thomas P. Rohlen, Gerald K. Letendre, Rohlen/Letendre
Paperback, 412 Pages, Published 1999 by Cambridge University Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-521-65115-8, ISBN: 0-521-65115-8

"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 Thomas P. 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 Thomas P. 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 ..."






Inside the Japanese System(1st Edition)
Readings on Contemporary Society and Political Economy
by Thomas P. Rohlen, Daniel I. Okimoto, Stanford University Press
Paperback, 288 Pages, Published 1997 by Stanford University Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-8047-1423-5, ISBN: 0-8047-1423-1

"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 ..."






Teaching and Learning in Japan(Updated)
by Thomas P. Rohlen, Gerald K. Letendre
Hardcover, 412 Pages, Published 1996 by Cambridge University Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-521-49587-5, ISBN: 0-521-49587-3

"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 Thomas P. 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."






Conflict in Japan
by Ellis S. Krauss, Thomas P. Rohlen, Patricia G. Steinhoff
Hardcover, 416 Pages, Published 1984 by Univ Of Hawaii Pr
ISBN-13: 978-0-8248-0948-5, ISBN: 0-8248-0948-3

"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 ..."






Conflict in Japan
by Ellis S. Krauss, Thomas P. Rohlen, Patricia G. Steinhoff
Paperback, 428 Pages, Published 1984 by University Of Hawaii Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-8248-0867-9, ISBN: 0-8248-0867-3

"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 Thomas P. 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 ..."






Educatn & Training In Japan V1(1st Edition)
by Christopher Bjork, Thomas P. Rohlen
Hardcover, 440 Pages, Published 2004 by Routledge
ISBN-13: 978-0-415-16843-4, ISBN: 0-415-16843-0

"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 ..."






Educatn & Training In Japan V3(1st Edition)
by Christopher Bjork, Thomas P. Rohlen
Hardcover, 376 Pages, Published 2004 by Routledge
ISBN-13: 978-0-415-16845-8, ISBN: 0-415-16845-7

"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 ..."






Educatn & Training In Japan V2(1st Edition)
by Christopher Bjork, Thomas P. Rohlen
Hardcover, 344 Pages, Published 2004 by Routledge
ISBN-13: 978-0-415-16844-1, ISBN: 0-415-16844-9

"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 ..."






Japanese Law in Context
Readings in Society, the Economy, and Politics (Harvard East Asian Monographs)
by James Abegglen, John M. Abowd, Naohiro Amaya, Walter Ames, Banri Asanuma, David H. Bayley, Gary S. Becker, Lisa Bernstein, Derek Bok, William A. Brock, Taimie L. Bryant, Randall L. Calvert, Susan Chira, Kelly Crabb, Samuel Coleman, Alec Dubro, Linda N. Edwards, Robert Y. Eng, James Fallows, Norma Field, Daniel H. Foote, Mitsuhiro Fukao, Glen S. Fukushima, Ronald J. Gilson, John O. Haley, Constance Hamilton, Chris Heftel, Dan Fenno Henderson, Joy Hendry, Chalmers Johnson, David S. Kaplan, Steven N. Kaplan, Takeyosi Kawashima, Robert L. Kidder, Ellis S. Krauss, Steve Lohr, Stephen P. Magee, Mathew D. Mccubbins, John Henry Merryman, Geoffrey P. Miller, Bernadette A. Minton, Setsuo Miyazawa, Mark J. Moran, Michio Muramatsu, Kevin M. Murphy, Shunko Muto, Minoru Nakazato, Gregory W. Noble, F. G. Notehelfer, Mancur Olson Jr., Lorraine Parkinson, Richard Pascale, Mark J. Roe, Thomas P. Rohlen, Martin Shapiro, Paul Sheard, Andrei Shleifer, Deborah Sklar, Robert Eliot Smith, Thomas C. Smith, Curtis J. Milhaupt, J. Mark Ramseyer, Michael K. Young, George Stalk Jr, Shingo Takasugi, Hideo Tanaka, Mark Thompson, Frank K. Upham, Karel Van Wolferen, Robert W. Vishny, Barry R. Weingast, David E. Weinstein, Mark D. West, Ella Wiswell, Minoru Yokoyama, Kazuhiro Yonemoto, Leslie Young, E. Anthony Zaloom
Paperback, 672 Pages, Published 2001 by Harvard University Asia Center
ISBN-13: 978-0-674-00519-8, ISBN: 0-674-00519-8

" 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 ..."






Japanese Law in Context
Readings in Society, the Economy, and Politics (Harvard East Asian Monographs)
by James Abegglen, John M. Abowd, Naohiro Amaya, Banri Asanuma, David H. Bayley, Gary S. Becker, Lisa Bernstein, Walter Ames, Derek Bok, Randall L. Calvert, Kelly Crabb, William A. Brock, Taimie L. Bryant, Susan Chira, Samuel Coleman, Alec Dubro, Linda N. Edwards, Robert Y. Eng, James Fallows, Norma Field, Daniel H. Foote, Mitsuhiro Fukao, Glen S. Fukushima, John O. Haley, Constance Hamilton, Chris Heftel, Dan Fenno Henderson, Joy Hendry, Chalmers Johnson, David S. Kaplan, Robert L. Kidder, Ellis S. Krauss, Mathew D. Mccubbins, John Henry Merryman, Geoffrey P. Miller, Bernadette A. Minton, Mark J. Moran, Ronald J. Gilson, Steven N. Kaplan, Takeyosi Kawashima, Steve Lohr, Stephen P. Magee, Setsuo Miyazawa, Michio Muramatsu, Kevin M. Murphy, Minoru Nakazato, Gregory W. Noble, F. G. Notehelfer, Mancur Olson Jr., Lorraine Parkinson, Richard Pascale, Mark J. Roe, Martin Shapiro, Paul Sheard, Andrei Shleifer, Deborah Sklar, Shunko Muto, Thomas P. Rohlen, Robert Eliot Smith, Thomas C. Smith, Curtis J. Milhaupt, J. Mark Ramseyer, Michael K. Young, George Stalk Jr, Hideo Tanaka, Mark Thompson, Frank K. Upham, Karel Van Wolferen, Robert W. Vishny, Barry R. Weingast, David E. Weinstein, Mark D. West, Ella Wiswell, Minoru Yokoyama, Kazuhiro Yonemoto, Leslie Young, E. Anthony Zaloom, Shingo Takasugi
Hardcover, 672 Pages, Published 2001 by Harvard University Asia Center
ISBN-13: 978-0-674-00518-1, ISBN: 0-674-00518-X

" 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 ..."






National Standards and School Reform in Japan and the United States(Updated)
by Gary Decoker, Thomas P. Rohlen, Susan H. Fuhrman
Hardcover, 218 Pages, Published 2002 by Teachers College Pr
ISBN-13: 978-0-8077-4201-3, ISBN: 0-8077-4201-5

"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."






Education and Training in Japan(1st Edition)
by Thomas P. Rohlen, Christopher Bjork
Hardcover, 1,160 Pages, Published 1998 by Routledge
ISBN-13: 978-0-415-16842-7, ISBN: 0-415-16842-2

"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 ..."






Japan's High Schools
by Thomas P. Rohlen
376 Pages, Published 1983
ISBN-13: 978-0-520-34130-2, ISBN: 0-520-34130-9






Inside the Japanese System
Readings on Contemporary Society and Political Economy
by Daniel I. Okimoto, Thomas P. Rohlen
Paperback, 286 Pages, Published 1988 by Stanford University Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-8047-1425-9, ISBN: 0-8047-1425-8

"Book by Okimoto, Daniel"

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