GROWING UP AND GOING TO SCHOOL IN JAPAN Tradition and Trends
Traces the history of both formal and informal education in Japan from 1600 to the present, to find out why the school system is so successful at keeping children in school and studying; and why the Japanese are now debating far-reaching reforms that would change the characteristics others most admi...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Milton Keynes
Open University Press
1990
©1990 |
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Add Tag | Summary: | Traces the history of both formal and informal education in Japan from 1600 to the present, to find out why the school system is so successful at keeping children in school and studying; and why the Japanese are now debating far-reaching reforms that would change the characteristics others most admire centralized control, uniformity, conformity, and a strong emphasis on examinations. |
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| Physical Description: | xiv, 142 pages 23 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 0335095399 |
Educational thought and ideology in modern Japan state authority and intellectual freedom