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Education and Equality in Japan

On the basis of direct personal observation in the classroom, systematically gathered data, and extensive reading in primary sources, the author provides a rich description of how a society can be gradually transformed by the educational process in its schools. He then relates this process to the pr...

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Auteur principal: Cummings, William K.
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2014.
Collection:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Table des matières:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • List of Tables
  • List of Figures
  • Preface and Acknowledgments
  • One. Transforming Society by Education
  • Two. The Background for Change
  • Three. The Government and the Teachers' Union
  • Four. The Importance of Class and Family
  • Five. Egalitarian Education
  • Six. Cognitive Equality
  • Appendix to Chapter Six
  • Seven. The Development of the Egalitarian Sentiment
  • Eight. The Examination Competition
  • Nine. Equalizing Society
  • Ten. The Lessons of Japanese Education
  • Bibliography
  • Index