In this article, the author first de scribes the historical development of teacher education in Japan. He then analyzes selected similarities and dif ferences between past and present Japanese and American teacher prep aration practices. Ferguson concludes by describing the efforts of the Japanese to use and modify Western pedagogical concepts.
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