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Disability, Culture, and Development: A Case Study of Japanese Children at School - Rilegato

Kayama, Misa; Haight, Wendy

 
9780199970827: Disability, Culture, and Development: A Case Study of Japanese Children at School
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ISBN 10: 0199970823 ISBN 13: 9780199970827
Casa editrice: OUP USA, 2013

Sinossi

This book examines Japanese cultural beliefs about disability and related socialization practices as they impact the experiences of elementary school-aged children. Physical and mental conditions which impair children's functioning are universal issues impacting child welfare and educational systems around the world.

While the American approach is well understood and represented in the literature, cultures differ in which physical and mental conditions are considered 'disabling'. Currently, the Japanese educational system is in transition as public schools implement formal special education services for children with developmental disabilities. 'Developmental disabilities' is a new term used by Japanese educators to categorize a variety of relatively minor social and cognitive conditions caused by neurologically based deficits: learning disabilities such as dyslexia, ADHD, and Asperger's Syndrome. Children who were once considered 'difficult' or 'slow learners' are now considered to be 'disabled' and in need of special services. This transition created an excellent opportunity to explore Japanese beliefs about disability that might otherwise have remained unexamined by participants, and how these evolving beliefs and new socialization and educational practices impact children's experiences.

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Informazioni sull'autore

Misa Kayama, PhD, is a postdoctoral associate at the School of Social Work, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities.Wendy Haight, PhD, is Professor and Gamble-Skogmo Chair at the School of Social Work, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities.

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Editore
OUP USA
Data di pubblicazione
2013
Lingua
Inglese
ISBN 10 
0199970823
ISBN 13 
9780199970827
Rilegatura
Copertina rigida
Numero di pagine
268
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