Educational achievement in Japan : lessons for the West
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Educational achievement in Japan : lessons for the West
(Studies in social revaluation)
Macmillan in association with the Social Affairs Unit, 1988
- : hbk
- : pbk
Available at 74 libraries
  Aomori
  Iwate
  Miyagi
  Akita
  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
  Norway
  United States of America
Note
Bibliography: p. 145-151
Includes indexes
Description and Table of Contents
- Volume
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: hbk ISBN 9780333445310
Description
Educational standards in Japan are the highest in the world. In this first comprehensive study of these standards Professor Richard Lynn concludes that Japanese teenagers are about two years ahead of their contemporaries in Europe and the United States.
- Volume
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: pbk ISBN 9780333445327
Description
Educational standards in Japan are the highest in the world. In this first comprehensive study of these standards Professor Richard Lynn concludes that Japanese teenagers are about two years ahead of their contemporaries in Europe and the United States.
Table of Contents
Introduction - Educational Standards in Japan - The Japanese School System - The Intelligence of Japanese Children - Incentives for Educational Achievement in Japan and the West - The Intrinsic Motivation of Japanese School Children - The Contribution of Teachers and Schools to Educational Achievement - Four Lessons for the West - Index
by "Nielsen BookData"