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Direct linkShimizu, Kokichi – Educational Studies in Japan: International Yearbook, 2007
We reported the major findings of our research based on our own academic achievement tests towards elementary school and junior high school pupils in 2002. We then pointed out the fact that the differences of achievement between social groups have been expanded. Nowadays, that issue is seen to be one of the most serious educational problems in…
Descriptors: Educational Objectives, Outcomes of Education, Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests
Wong, Meng Ee – British Journal of Visual Impairment, 2004
For a country such as Japan where higher education is historically and widely esteemed, the visually-impaired community's incongruous departure from the university route to a vocational one is considered in relation to post-school choices. The predominance of the "riryoka" vocation for the visually-impaired (VI) largely influences…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Vocational Education, Visual Impairments, Career Choice
Shimahara, Nobuo Kenneth – 1982
The influence of the college entrance examination (CEE) on social cohesion in Japanese society is considered, based on a 1976-1977 study in Nagoya, Japan. Attention is focused on socialization of adolescents and educational practice at the secondary level, and specifically cognitive and motivational orientations that are affected by CEE practice,…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, Case Studies, College Bound Students, College Entrance Examinations
White, Merry I. – 1985
Japanese children's performance in school is a product of a social consensus favoring attention to children's learning, a set of cultural values focusing on the commitment of effort, and a psychological milieu in the family which encourages achievement in a safe and nurturant atmosphere. This paper treats especially this latter environment, that…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Aspiration, Child Rearing, Cultural Traits
Geiger, Roger L. – 1980
A comparative analysis of enrollment influences in four countries is presented. From the enrollment histories of the 1970's in Belgium, France, Japan, and the United States several generalizations are drawn: (1) while demographic growth in young people produced difficult labor market conditions at all levels of educational preparation, college…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Academic Aspiration, Access to Education, Careers
Peer reviewedLeTendre, Gerald K. – Sociology of Education, 1996
Analyzes the decision making process used by Japanese middle school students and their parents for choosing a high school. Reveals that these decisions are highly affected by placement counseling. This process defines the students' choices, inculcates values, and offers sets of rationales for students to account for their decisions. (MJP)
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, Admission (School), Age Grade Placement, Decision Making
