ABSTRACT

This volume examines the lives of young adolescents in Japanese middle schools, focusing on the dynamics of school, family, and social life, and explores the change from child to adolescent that takes place in the middle school years.

chapter |6 pages

Japan

A Dynamic Society

chapter |7 pages

The Ideal of Education

A “Family Community”

chapter |22 pages

Peers and Friendships

Groups and Expanding Social Network

chapter |17 pages

Adjustment

Problems in School