Japanese Higher Education as Myth.

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In this dismantling of the myth of Japanese "quality education", McVeigh investigates the consequences of what happens when statistical and corporatist forces monopolize the purpose of schooling and the boundary between education and employment is blurred.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: McVeigh, Brian J.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Taylor and Francis, 2015.
Temas:
2000-2099
Education, Higher > Japan > History > 21st century.
Enseignement supérieur > Japon > Histoire > 21e siècle.
Education, Higher
Japan
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover
  • Half Title
  • Title Page
  • Copyright Page
  • Dedication
  • Table of Contents
  • List of Tables, Figures, and Abbreviations
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • 1. Introduction: The Potëmkin Factor
  • 2. Myths, Mendacity, and Methodology
  • 3. State, Nation, Capital, and Examinations: The Shattering of Knowledge
  • 4. Gazing and Guiding: Japan's Educatio-Examination Regime
  • 5. Schooling for Silence: The Sociopsychology of Student Apathy
  • 6. Japanese Higher Education as Simulated Schooling
  • 7. Self-Orientalism Through Occidentalism: How "English" and "Foreigners" Nationalize Japanese Students
  • 8. "Playing Dumb": Students Who Pretend Not to Know
  • 9. Lessons Learned in Higher Education
  • 10. The Price of Simulated Schooling and "Reform"
  • Appendix A: Statistics of Japanese Education
  • Appendix B: Other Types of Postsecondary Schools in Japan
  • Appendix C: Modes of Institutional Operation and Simulation
  • References
  • Index.

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