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Japanese Education in an Era of Globalization
. Ed(S): Decoker, Gary; Bjork, Christopher
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Description for Japanese Education in an Era of Globalization
Paperback. Editor(s): DeCoker, Gary; Bjork, Christopher. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 318.
This volume documents the significant changes that have occurred in Japanese schools since the collapse of that nation's economic bubble. Before the recession, Japan was the country that most others sought to emulate due to its students' performance on standardised tests. Now, however, a much different and more complicated picture of the Japanese education system emerges.
This book places Japanese education in a global context, with particular attention given to how their education system is responding to changing expectations and pressures that emerge from rapid social change. Chapters written by respected scholars examine issues related to equality, academic achievement, privatisation, population ... Read more
This volume documents the significant changes that have occurred in Japanese schools since the collapse of that nation's economic bubble. Before the recession, Japan was the country that most others sought to emulate due to its students' performance on standardised tests. Now, however, a much different and more complicated picture of the Japanese education system emerges.
This book places Japanese education in a global context, with particular attention given to how their education system is responding to changing expectations and pressures that emerge from rapid social change. Chapters written by respected scholars examine issues related to equality, academic achievement, privatisation, population ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Teachers' College Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780807754238
SKU
V9780807754238
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About . Ed(S): Decoker, Gary; Bjork, Christopher
Gary DeCoker is professor of Japanese Studies at Earlham College, USA, professor of education emeritus at Ohio Wesleyan University, USA and editor of National Standards and School Reform in Japan and the United States. Christopher Bjork is associate professor and chair of the Education Department at Vassar College, USA.
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