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Peer reviewedOtto, Wayne – Journal of Reading, 1987
Points out some problems with the comparison of the Japanese and American education systems contained in "Japanese Education Today" and notes that its content seems carefully chosen to bolster the advice in another recent United States government publication, "What Works." Concludes that no educational system is perfect. (SKC)
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Educational Objectives, Educational Policy, Educational Practices
Peer reviewedLe Grand, Kathryn R. – Journal of Reading, 1981
Nigerian anthropologist John Ogbu examines the academic failure of minority groups within the context of American society and draws comparisons to minority group education in five other cultures. (MKM)
Descriptors: Academic Failure, Aspiration, Comparative Education, Educational Anthropology
