EJ344351 PS514510
Title: Japanese Concepts of Child Development from the Mid-17th to
Mid-19th Century.Author(s): Kojima, Hideo
Source: International Journal of Behavioral Development, v9 n3 p315-29 Sep 1986
Publication Date: 1986
Language: English
Document Type: Journal articles (080); Reports--Research (143)
Journal Announcement: CIJMAR1987
Target Audience: Researchers
Summarizes
beliefs and values about child rearing from documents written by
experts on the mid-17th to mid-19th centuries. The experts argued
that children are innately good rather than evil; environmental
factors accounted for differences among children rather than innate
factors; and children were autonomous rather than passive learners.
(HOD)
Descriptors: *Asian History; *Child Development; Child Psychology;
*Child Rearing; *Concept Formation; Family Relationship; Foreign
© SCountries; *Non Western Civilization; Parent Attitudes;
Social Values; Young Children
Identifiers: *Japan
