Education in Contemporary Japan - Inequality and Diversity

Klappentext This book offers a balanced introduction to and examination of contemporary Japanese education. The postwar system of schooling has led to some unfavorable developments such as excessively competitive exams! stifling uniformity and an undervaluing of non-Japanese ethnicity. This book examines the main developments of modern schooling in Japan and includes analysis of the most recent reforms! presenting a new picture of the role of schooling for individuals and the wider society. Essential reading for students and educators alike. Zusammenfassung This book looks at the system and practice of schooling in Japan and considers the relationship between education and society at large. It is unique in presenting a Japanese 'insider' perspective to an Anglophone audience! highlighting some of the negative aspects of the Japanese education system. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction; 1. Analytical frameworks: schooling and the society; 2. Development of modern schooling; 3. Students' experiences of schooling I: social groups; 4. Students' experiences of schooling II: minorities; 5. Teachers' experiences of schooling; 6. Problems and reforms in the 1980s and 1990s; Conclusion.

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• Autori: Okano Kaori, Kaori Okano, Kaori (La Trobe University Okano, Kaori Tsuchiya Okano, Okano Kaori, Motonori Tsuchiya, Tsuchiya Motonori
• Editore: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 08.04.1999
• EAN: 9780521622523
• ISBN: 978-0-521-62252-3
• Pagine: 288
• Serie: Contemporary Japanese Society; Contemporary Japanese Society
• Categorie: Saggistica > Enciclopedie, opere di consultazione > Enciclopedie, lessici; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Sociologia > Opere generiche, enciclopedie; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Pedagogia > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie; Japan, EDUCATION / General, Education, Cultural Studies, Anthropology, EDUCATION / History, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Education / Educational sciences / Pedagogy