Dragon gate : competitive examinations and their consequences /

This text examines the enormous pressure placed on University students in Japan, Korea and Taiwan which have led to the rapid expansion of the "cramming" industry and to a growing number of students looking to religion and spirituality for guidance. The book examines the issue of the rise...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Zeng, Kangmin
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London ; New York : Cassell, 1999.
Colección:Frontiers of international education.
Temas:
Universities and colleges > Entrance examinations > Social aspects > East Asia.
Universities and colleges > East Asia > Entrance examinations > Psychological aspects.
Competition (Psychology)
Education > East Asia.
Compétition (Psychologie)
EDUCATION > Evaluation.
STUDY AIDS > Tests.
EDUCATION > Testing & Measurement.
Education
East Asia
Computer network resources.
Cross-cultural studies
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Preface; Acknowledgements; Notes; List of tables; List of figures; 1 Introduction; 2 A comparative history of university entrance examinations: to the end of the Japanese Empire; 3 A comparative history of university entrance examinations: from 1945 to now; 4 What kind of exams? Questions of world history and mathematics in the three countries; 5 The cram world: why so large in East Asia?; 6 With help from the gods: prayer, luck and spiritual strength: the desecularization of entrance exam systems; 7 Time, effort and money: mobilizing private resources to gain social status.

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