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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