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"In this dismantling of the myth of Japanese ""quality education"", McVeigh investigates the consequences of what happens when statistical and corporatist forces monopolize the purpose of schooling and the boundary between education and employment is blurred."

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Author:   Brian J. McVeigh
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Edition:   New edition
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.453kg
ISBN:  

9780765609250

ISBN 10:   0765609258
Pages:   318
Publication Date:   31 May 2002
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

"1. Introduction: The Potemkin Factor 2. Myths, Mendacity, and Methodology 3. State, Nation, Capital, and Examinations: The Shattering of Knowledge 4. Gazing and Guiding: Japan's Education-Examination Regime 5. Schooling for Silence: The Sociopsychology of Student Apathy 6. Japanese Higher Education as Simulated Schooling 7. Self-Orientalism through Occidentalism: How ""English"" and ""Foreigners"" Nationalize Japanese Students 8. ""Playing Dumb"": Students Who Pretend Not to Know 9. Lessons Learned in Higher Education 10. The Price of Simulated Schooling and ""Reform"" Appendix A B C"

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