Comparative Characteristics of Teaching Children and Youth in Ukraine and Japan

Abstract

The article presents a comparative analysis, found similarities and differences in the
development of student learning and teacher training at universities in Japan and Ukraine. The
origins of Japanese economic miracle are particularly suited to the training and education of the
younger generation, combining western trends with the traditional humanistic educational
principles. The Japanese education system, like Ukrainian, has undergone transformation towards
humanistic many difficulties due to historical conditions and characteristics of the national
mentality. Comparative analysis of the education system in Japan and Ukraine showed similar
approaches in the educational process in schools: the structure of schools (primary, basic, senior),
the operation of private schools, although there is a difference in the period of training; the use of
credit- modular technology that promotes democratization of education; organizational forms of
the educational process for the preparation of teachers (lectures, seminars, practical and so on.);
Graduate School offers training both competition and on contract basis in government educational
institutions; there are p