Reform of Teacher Preparation Programs since 1990 in Japan:

Suicide in Mie Prefecture, Japan, since 1990.

The number of suicides in Japan has increased to over 30,000 per year since 1998. Similarly, the number of suicides has been increasing in Mie Prefecture. In the present study, we examined the incidence and the circumstances of all suicidal cases that were reported to the Mie Prefectural Police Headquarters during the thirteen-year period 1990-2002. In Mie Prefecture, the number of suicides per...

Physical Education Teacher Preparation: A Comparative Study of the USA, England, Japan, Malaysia and Iran

  The aim of this present study was to investigate and compare the process of novice physical education teachers in the United States, England, Japan, Malaysia and Iran. This study was qualitative-applied with a comparative approach. The population included the USA, England, Japan, Malaysia, and Iran which were selected purposively. The data were collected through library documents, searches of...

Student Teaching Practice in Two Elementary Teacher Preparation Programs

This study examines student teaching of elementary teacher preparation programs in the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and the United States of America (USA). Two programs comparable in program design, course requirements and goals were selected for exploration. The key aspects that were studied about student teaching include its unit ratio in a program, features of placements, written work by...

Using Value Added Models to Evaluate Teacher Preparation Programs

Survival of Children with Germ Cell Tumors in Ali Asghar Hospital since 1990 to 2003

Background and Objective: Germ cell tumor (GCT) accounts for approximately 2-3% of all malignancies in children. In this respect, about 20% of patients with GCT are still resistant to therapy. Materials and Methods: The cross-sectional strategy of this survey was undertaken on 57 patients with germ cell ...