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Education in Contemporary Japan: Inequality and Diversity (Contemporary Japanese Society)

Education in Contemporary Japan: Inequality and Diversity (Contemporary Japanese Society)

by Okano/Tsuchiya (Author)

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    Illustrated 1999

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Synopsis

A balanced introduction to and examination of contemporary Japanese education. While the postwar system of schooling has provided valuable ingredients for economic success, it has been accompanied by unfavourable developments such as excessively competitive exams, stifling uniformity, bullying, and an undervaluing of non-Japanese ethnicity. This book offers up-to-date information and new perspectives on schooling in contemporary Japanese society, and uses detailed ethnographic studies and interviews with students and teachers. It examines the main developments of modern schooling in Japan, from the beginning of the Meiji era up to the present, and includes analysis of the most recent reforms. It develops a new picture of the role that schooling plays for individuals and the wider society. Essential reading for students and educators alike.

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More Information

Format: Illustrated
 Pages: 288
 Edition: Illustrated
 Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 08 Apr 1999
ISBN 10: 0521626862
ISBN 13: 9780521626866
Book Overview: This book looks at schooling in Japan and considers the links between education and society.

Media Reviews
'... a re-examination of Japan's education system is timely, and Ikano and Tsuchiya's book makes a valuable contribution to our understanding of this complex topic ... One of the great strengths of this book is that it examines closely the ways in which various protagonists in the education process interact ...'. JRAI
This is the most informative book on Japanese education of the 1990s. The authors rely on a historical and qulitative approach to provide a welath of information about the functioning of contemporary Japanese education, with a special focus on the themes of inequality and diversity. This style of presentation should make the book attractive to a wide range of readers including undergraduates in anthropology, sociology, teacher education, and related courses...this is most comprehensive discussion of Japanese education to appear for some time. It is a good read and deserves the attention of a wide circle of readers. Journal of Japanese Studies