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Eguchi, Satoshi; Lee, Sunji – Educational Studies in Japan: International Yearbook, 2023
This paper examines the significance and potential of educational practices of evening junior high schools (yakan chugaku). After World War II, evening junior high schools were established for children who could not attend daytime junior high schools, and later those who had not completed compulsory education beyond school age began to study…
Descriptors: Educational History, Evening Programs, Junior High Schools, Educational Opportunities
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Son, Sik – Convergence, 2004
"Yahak" means "night school" in Korean and its history can be traced back to the 1920s when Korea was under Japanese colonial rule. This paper will focus on the yahak movement during the years from 1960 to the 1990s. Yahak played an important role in raising workers' consciousness during this democratic movement. Yahak started…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Evening Programs, Educational History, Consciousness Raising
King, Harry Edwin – United States Bureau of Education, Department of the Interior, 1911
When we think of China, with a history dating back more than 4,000 years, with a national literature not excelled by that of any other ancient people, a system of government conducted by her ablest scholars, chosen for more than 12 centuries by competitive examinations, we are not surprised to find her characterized by a spirit of self-confidence.…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Foreign Countries, Educational Change, Educational Development