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ERIC Number: EJ503885
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1995
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ISSN: ISSN-9100-1139
Japan's Education: A Time for Change.
Potter, John
SKOLE: The Journal of Alternative Education, v12 n1 p16-38 Win 1995
Despite the success of Japan's educational system in terms of academic achievement, a closer examination reveals a rigid system that discourages student expression and creativity, stresses conformity, ignores differences in student abilities, and supports an intensively competitive entrance system for high school and college. Discusses negative outcomes of Japan's educational system and compares education in Japan and Great Britain. (LP)
Descriptors: Competitive Selection, Compulsory Education, Conformity, Cultural Influences, Educational History, Educational Philosophy, Educational Practices, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Intellectual Freedom, Outcomes of Education, Private Schools, Public Education
Publication Type: Historical Materials; Information Analyses; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Great Britain; Japan
Note: Journal availability: Down-to-Earth Books, 72 Philip St., Albany, NY 12202.