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Yoo, Yushin – 1987
The educational systems and requirements of Japan and Kentucky are compared in seven different areas. The first area compares total instruction days and illustrates the differences with a chart. Kentucky requires 175 days of instruction while Japan requires 240 days. Because of this Japanese students spend 150 to 300 more hours per year in school…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Extended School Year, Foreign Countries, Mathematics Achievement