Learning to be modern
Subtitle: Japanese political discourse on education
By: Byron K. Marshall.
Series: New perspectives on Asian history
Publisher: Westview Press
Published: 1994
Place of publication: Boulder
Language: eng
Number of pages: 320
Subjects: Education -- Japan -- History; Educational change -- Japan; Schools -- Centralization -- Japan; Elite (Social sciences) -- Education -- Japan; Nationalism and education -- Japan
Description: "This broad historical survey assesses Japanese efforts to overcome dilemmas that are faced by all modern school systems. Marshall describes Japanese efforts to strike a balance between equality and excellence, individual creativity and team cooperation, standardization and innovation, and internationalism and cultural identity. The author also provides valuable historical perspective on such contemporary issues as gender and ethnicity."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 283-304) and index.