The History of Modern Japanese Education is the first account in English of the construction of a national school system in Japan, as outlined in the 1872 document, the Gakusei. Divided into three parts tracing decades of change, the book begins by exploring the feudal background for the Gakusei during the Tokugawa era which produced the initial leaders of modern Japan. Next, Benjamin Duke traces the Ministry of Education’s investigations of the 1870s to determine t… More >>
The History of Modern Japanese Education: Constructing the National School System, 1872-1890
Releasing the Imagination: Essays on Education, the Arts, and Social Change
Now in Paperback “This remarkable set of essays defines the role of imagination in general education, arts education, aesthetics, literature, and the social and multicultural context…. The author argues for schools to be restructured as places where students reach out for meanings and where the previously silenced or unheard may have a voice. She invites readers to develop processes to enhance and cultivate their own visions through the application of imaginati… More >>
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An authoritative and timely examination of organizational behavior and how leaders can create effective school cultures. Well-established as a standard textbook in the preparation of effective and thoughtful school administrators, Organizational Behavior in Education continues its tradition of offering students of educational administration the most current thinking and the most in-depth exploration of organizational leadership as it relates to decision… More >>
