Teachers' Unions and the Politics of Education in Japan

Teachers' Unions and the Politics of Education in JapanA study of Japan's powerful teachers' unions, including an in depth look at the schism of the largest union in 1989. Providing an overview of the history of postwar teachers' unions in Japan, this book analyses the causes and effects of the 1989 schism of the largest union, the Japan Teachers' Union (Nikkyoso). Formed in 1947 during a period of great change for both the Japanese educational and political systems, this union has been closely linked

the authors develop new theoretical frameworks for scholars working on the forced displacement of people around the world

a shift reflected in a host of initiatives

It offers a fresh perspective on the well-known conflicts whilst uncovering the largely 'hidden' history of the numerous military bases and other installations that pepper the French countryside

which are important to the healthy development of the neonate

and Chamberlain found himself a prisoner of a new mood which forced him to make a tactical and half-hearted attempt to stand up to Hitler for which he had no enthusiasm

The city’s sprawling structure and rapid redevelopment – embodied by the high-rise apartments taking over historic districts – render Beijing’s streets hard to navigate and its culture is just as difficult to penetrate

This volume brings together papers presented at a conference held in Venice in 1998

when he served as official pamphleteer of the Parliament and the republican government

Dragon Warrior

Based on records from Nikolaos Balanos' dismantling and reerection of the temple of Athena Nike on the Athenian Acropolis (between 1935 and 1939)

We start with studies focusing on the quantification of yield gaps and then describe studies with a focus on identification of the causes of yield gaps

This chapter focuses on supervised learning techniques such as decision trees and linear prediction models