This paper examines the group ethos that is such a critical part of preschool education in
contemporary Japan. The paper discusses the importance to parents and to the government
of suppressing individuality and of inculcating a positive feeling for the group in children in
Japanese early childhood education. The group ethos is a part of Japanese society as a
whole and of its political culture, in particular. The purpose of this paper is to attempt to
discover parallels between values that prevail in early childhood classrooms and in
Japanese politics and culture. The paper also explores the possible costs, both to individual
children and to society, of the overarching priority of socialization for group living in the
preschool setting. / Graduation date: 1998
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:ORGSU/oai:ir.library.oregonstate.edu:1957/37220 |
| Date | 05 May 1997 |
| Creators | Leman, Hope |
| Contributors | Clinton, Richard |
| Source Sets | Oregon State University |
| Language | en_US |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis/Dissertation |
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