| Uniform title |
Kyōiku to senbatsu no shakaishi. English.
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| Physical description |
xiv, 251 pages ; 23 cm. |
| Series |
Japanese society series, 1443-9670.
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Japanese society series.
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| Notes |
Originally published in Japanese in 1982 by Daiichi hōki as kyōiku to senbatsu no shakaishi. |
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Postscript includes article: "Education in a more affluent Japan," published in 1997 in the journal: Assessment in Education (4 (1), p. 51-66). --p. 208. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
1. Social selection and education -- 2. The origin of selection systems -- 3. European societies and the systematisation of competitive selection -- 4. The establishment of a public education system and social classes -- 5. Modernisation and the selection system in Japan -- 6. The establishment of a public education system -- 7. The systematisation of professions and examinations -- 8. The structure of school education and privileges -- 9. The hierarchical structure of schools and business corporations -- 10. Social classes and educational opportunities -- 11. The maturation of credentialism -- 12. Japanese mechanisms of education and selection -- Conclusion -- Postscript. |
| Subject |
Education -- Social aspects -- Japan -- History.
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Vocational qualifications -- Social aspects -- Japan -- History.
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Social classes -- Japan -- History.
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History. |
| ISBN |
9781920901332 (hardback) |
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1920901337 |
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