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ERIC Number: EJ423603
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1991
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ISSN: ISSN-0305-0068
Myth and Reality in the Japanese Educational Selection System.
Takeuchi, Yo
Comparative Education, v27 n1 p101-112 1991
Examines modes of competition for entry to selective Japanese universities using data on graduates from five high schools. Describes four models of selection modes, with "contest mobility" and "tournament mobility" corresponding to myths about U.S. and Japanese selection processes. Connects such myths to different national beliefs about success and resources. (SV)
Descriptors: Beliefs, College Admission, Cultural Influences, Educational Attitudes, Educational Mobility, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Models, Selective Admission, Selective Colleges, Social Mobility, Success
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Japan; United States