Major scholars on Japan explore the Japanese style of learning in this important volume, drawing upon ethnographic and experimental studies of learning throughout the lifespan. 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. Applications across contexts - from religion to music, to mathematics, to guidance - are very differently handled than in the West. Contributors analyze various models of learning within and without the Japanese school system. The examples considered here allow us to understand better the rich coherence and variety of educational experiences in the broader social context. A carefully articulated introduction and conclusion by the editors provide salient comparisons of East and West and caution, that we do not simplify our model of either one. Teaching and Learning in Japanwill be of interest to educators, Japan scholars, and to educational psychologists.

"This text provides an in-depth examination of Japanese learning and teaching in many contexts across the life span of the Japanese people." Contemporary Psychology

"Teaching and Learning in Japan resonates within the scholarly tradition of Robert Bellah's landmark study of the relationship of Japanese religion to the everyday lives of people in the Tokugawa period." James J. Shields, Journal of Japanese Studies

"Teaching and Learning in Japan resonates within the scholarly tradition of Robert Bellah's landmark study of the relationship of Japanese religion to the evryday lives of people in the Tokugawa period." James J. Shields, Journal of Japanese Studies