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Japan's premodern concept of nature at root of distinctive mindset in early childhood education - EurekAlert


<p>Observers of Japanese early childhood education and care have pointed to the mindset of educators watching over and waiting on preschoolers as being an intriguing tendency. This <em>mimamoru</em> approach has its roots in a premodern concept of nature, according to Osaka Metropolitan University Professor Yosuke Hirota.</p>

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