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Harnisch, Delwyn L.; Ryan, Katherine E. – 1983
A study was made of cross-cultural patterns of achievement motivation in relationship to the mathematics achievement of Japanese and American boys and girls approximately 16 years of age. Sample sizes were 9,582 for the United States subjects (specifically, from Illinois) and 1,700 for the participants from Japan. Data came from performance on the…
Descriptors: Achievement Need, Attribution Theory, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Differences
Peer reviewedBaron, Martin R.; Matsuyama, Yoshinori – Journal of Social Psychology, 1988
Compares self-report measures of depression and psychological distress in U.S. and Japanese university students. Reassesses sex differences on these measures for U.S. students and examines sex differences for Japanese students. Finds that Japanese students had higher scores on depression measures but not on psychological distress. (Author/ LS)
Descriptors: Affective Measures, Behavioral Science Research, College Students, Cross Cultural Studies
Ueda, Reiko – 1989
Two studies investigated behavioral problems in childhood. Study 1 longitudinally investigated similarities and differences in enuresis and nailbiting among Japanese and American children. Incidences of enuresis decreased as subjects' age increased. Socio-cultural and family tolerance were related to incidences of nailbiting. In Study 2, changes…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Age Differences, Behavior Problems, Child Development
Peer reviewedSilver, Edward A.; And Others – Educational Studies in Mathematics, 1995
U.S. (n=150) and Japanese (n=200) fourth graders generated multiple solutions with explanations for a simple mathematical task. U.S. responses revealed gender differences (girls averaged more responses), and comparison by nation revealed similarity of strategy frequencies, but Japanese students used more formal language and mathematical ideas. (13…
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Studies, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Foreign Countries
Download full textNakajima, Setsuko – 1993
This paper discusses common miscommunication problems that occur between Japanese and Americans, even when both are speaking Japanese, with a focus on high contextuality and women's position in business organizations. It also examines how these cultural differences can be addressed through the use of videotaped conversations. One of the preeminent…
Descriptors: Communication Problems, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Differences, English
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, Hamburg (Germany). Inst. for Education. – 1999
This booklet, which was produced as a follow-up to the Fifth International Conference on Adult Education, presents examples of key areas where research is currently being conducted by various public and nongovernmental agencies and recommends ways to enhance communication among researchers. The first 75% of the booklet reviews recent research on…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Learning
