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Japanese Male Professors on American College Campuses : a Comparative Study of Conflict Management

Author
Hamada, Masako
Published
Lewiston : Edwin Mellen Press, 2012.
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1 online resource (314 pages)
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English.
Contents
Title Page; Copyright Page; Table ofContents; Figures; Tables; Illustrations; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Potential Issues and Problems; Cultural Adjustment; Behavioral and Attitudinal Issues in Classrooms; Language and Communication: Sociolinguistic Issues; Teaching Styles and Classroom Management Issues; Different Teaching and Learning Styles; Cross-culturally-based Conflict Resolution and Management; Schools' Rules and Regulations; Motivation for Reasearching This Topic; Major Research Questions; The Issues Studied in This Research, Teaching Experience in the United StatesReasons for These Conflicts and Misunderstandings; Cultural Background; Communication, Especially the Language Issue; Cultural Differences in Assumptions about Education; Ways of Dealing with Interpersonal Conflict; The First Study; The Current Study; Assumptions About the Participants in the Study; Significance of this Study; Chapter I- Background: Japan and Japanese in the ""Global Village""; Background of Japanese Language Education in the World; Japanese Language Programs in the United States; Background: Japan in Global Society; First Contacts, Japan Learns About the WestFirst Japanese Male Professors and Students in the United States; The Presence of Japanese Professors on United States College Campuses; The Recent Surge in Intrest in Japan; Chapter II- Culture and Society: Communication, Conflict and Management Styles; Aspects of Cultural Background; Types of Culture; Collectivist Versus Indivdualistic Cultures; The Key Characteristics of Japanese Culture That Have Shaped the Japanese People's Values, Behaviors, Thoughts and Assumptions; Harmony(""wa""); Ambiguity (""aimai"") and Compromise, Dependency on the Benevolence of Others (amae)Examples of How the Japanese Avoid Conflict; The Influence of Religion in Japanese Society; Education: The Effect of Schooling; The Hierarchical Nature of Japanese Society; Ways that Cultures Differ; High-Contect Cultures vs. Low-Context Cultures; Japanese Versus Western Conflict Resolution Styles; Some Important Cultural Variables Between People; How Different Cultural Patterns Influence the Communication Styles of People from Different Cultures; How Language Issues Influence Communication Between People from Different Cultures, and Japanese and American Communication StylesSummary; Different Assumptions about What Constitutes Proper Behavior at an Educational Institution; Differences in Employees' Attitudes Towards Their Employers; Managing Conflict; Conflict Resolution and Management Styles; Conflict Management; Conflict Resoultion and Management Styles in Japan and the United States; Low-Context and High-Context Face-Negotiation Processes; Men's Place in Japanese Society; Japanese Male Professors in the United States; Status, Gender and Language; Gender Roles Throughout History in Japanese Society
Summary
Using statistical analysis the book shows how male Japanese professors in American colleges handle themselves in the classroom. The study is based on surveys. It shows that the length of stay in America impacts the way male Japanese professors resolve conflict. There is also a lengthy comparison between female and male professors.
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ISBN
9780773412132 (electronic bk.)
0773412131 (electronic bk.)
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