Learning to Go to School in Japan: The Transition from Home to Preschool Life

by Lois Peak

Book Overview

Japanese two-year-olds are indulged, dependent, and undisciplined toddlers, but by the age of six they have become obedient, self-reliant, and cooperative students. When Lois Peak traveled to Japan in search of the "magical childrearing technique" behind this transformation, she discovered that the answer lies not in the family but in the preschool, where teachers gently train their pupils in proper group behavior. Using case studies drawn from two...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520071514
• ISBN13: 9780520071513
• Release Date: November 1991
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.4" x 9.4"