Student Pressures in Japanese Education: The Problem of the Entrance Examination Hell.

Murata, Suzuko

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Publication Date: 1979

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Student Pressures in Japanese Education: The Problem of the Entrance Examination Hell.

Murata, Suzuko

Viewpoints in Teaching and Learning, v55 n4 p41-48 Fall 1979

The stiff competition among Japanese students for the limited number of spaces in the nation's most prestigious universities is described. Recent reforms in the entrance examination system and suggestions for further reforms are presented. (JMF)

Descriptors: Access to Education, Admission (School), Admission Criteria, College Entrance Examinations, Competition, Educational Supply, Foreign Countries, Higher Education

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Japan

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