ComparativeEducationUK,FranceGermanyandJapan.ppt

* * Japan Comparative Education (Educational Philosophy)UK, France, Germany, USA, Canada and Japan School (学校）and Education（教育） School comes from schola (Latin) and schole (Greek), which means a place to foster curiosity and interest among children and nature them. Education comes from the Latin word educo. Educo means to draw out, lead out, march out, to foster. 学校（がっこう）place where children are to study 教育（きょういく） teaching and fostering 　 By comparing educational systems and philosophy we can see the entity of education more clearly. * * Table 1: International Ranking of PISA Scores in 2003 OECD PISA (2003) Knowledge and Skills for Life 2 International Ranking of PISA Scores 　 　 Ranking Reading Mathematical Scientific Problem Solving Literacy Literacy Literacy Skills 1 Finland Hong Kong* Finland South Korea 2 South Korea Finland Japan Hong Kong* 3 Canada South Korea Hong Kong* Finland 4 Australia The Netherlands South Korea Japan 5 Lichtenstein* Lichtenstein* Lichtenstein* New Zealand 6 New Zealand Japan Australia Macau* : 　 　 　 　 14 Japan 　 　 　 * * Music day: Group Harmony and Strength A family-based Grade Group in School EducationThe Gakunen family has a great significance in daily educational activities in all schools in Japan. Teachers are taking care of school children every morning in Japan * * * * 給食 School Lunch Feeding Programs at Elementary Schools * * Family- oriented group harmony competition Ａｔｈｌｅｔｉｃ　Ｍｅｅｔ　in Japanese schoolsNakane (1984) states that an organizational structure based on the vertical principle appears more pronouncedly in well-established, large institutions with a higher degree of prestige. This vertical integration supported by group harmony and solidarity is the source of the stability of the organization, which seems the strength and harmony of the Japanese people. * * Extra-curricular activities after schoolJunior high (Age 13-15), Senior High (Age16-18) The Preamble of the Charter of Fundamental