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ERIC Number: EJ294941
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1984
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Should the U.S. Mimic Japanese Education? Let's Look before We Leap.
Cogan, John J.
Phi Delta Kappan, v65 n7 p463-68 Mar 1984
After a short survey of distinctive characteristics of Japanese schooling, the author enumerates the strengths of the Japanese system and its weaknesses. He then draws conclusions about what the United States can emulate in Japanese education and what it should avoid. (JW)
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Educational Change, Educational Environment, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Foreign Culture, Higher Education, Institutional Characteristics, Sociocultural Patterns
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Reports - Evaluative; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Japan