Community Building as an Instructional Goal in Japanese Adult Basic Education

Autor/in	Jacobson, Erik
Titel	Community Building as an Instructional Goal in Japanese Adult Basic Education
Quelle	In: Adult Basic Education and Literacy Journal, 3 (2009) 3, S.161-170 (10 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1934-2322
Schlagwörter	Adult Basic Education; Human Relations; Foreign Countries; Empathy; Skill Development; Models; Case Studies; Teacher Student Relationship; Evaluation; Standardized Tests; Japan + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Adult; Adults; Education; Adult education; Erwachsenenbildung; Zwischenmenschliche Beziehung; Ausland; Empathie; Kompetenzentwicklung; Qualifikationsentwicklung; Analogiemodell; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Teacher student relationships; Lehrer-Schüler-Beziehung; Evaluierung; Standadised tests; Standardisierter Test
Abstract	This paper presents the results of a multisite case study of adult basic education in Japan. A key finding of the study is that as part of community building within classrooms, students, teachers, and administrators prioritize human relations and expressions of empathy rather than academic skill development. In contrast to Japanese educational discourses that privilege hierarchies and competition, study participants expressed their rejection of (a) a student-teacher dichotomy, (b) formalized assessment, and (c) the professionalization of adult basic education. After reviewing the results of the study, I present implications for ongoing debates within the field about the nature of adult basic education. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Commission on Adult Basic Education and ProLiteracy America. 1320 Jamesville Avenue, Syracuse, NY 13210. Tel: 315-422-9121; Web site: http://www.coabe.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10