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Contemporary Research in the United States, Germany, and Japan on Five Educational Issues:

Japan

Table of Contents

• The Educational Structure of the Japanese School System
  Overview
  Pre-Elementary Education
  Elementary Education
  Junior High School
  Curriculum
  High School
  Univerisities
  Junior College
  Technical Schools
  Special Training Schools and Miscellaneous Schools
  Special Education Schools
  Juku and Yokibo
  Extracurricular Activities
  Governance and Administrative Organizations for Education
  Finance
  Korean Schools
  Summary
  References

• Components of National Education Standards in Japan
  Standards
  Curricula
  Examinations
  Educational Standards for University Admission
  Summary
  References

• The Perception of Ability Differences in Japan
  Historical Background
  Perceived Determinants of Ability
  Teachers and Teaching Practices
  Tracking in Japanese Schools
  Ability Grouping within Schools
  Summary
  References

• Secondary Education in the Life of Japanese Adolescents
  Use of Time
  The Social-Psychological Environment Surrounding Japanese Junior High and High School Students
  Students' and Parents' Perceptions of the Entrance Examination System
  Academic Life
  Parent-Child Relationships
  The Effects of Japan's Changing Values on Students
  Adolescents' Problem Behavior
  Possible Reasons Underlying Problem Behaviors
  Social Organizations for Coping with Problem Behaviors
  Summary
  References

• Teacher Preparation and Teachers' Lives in Japan
  Overview of the Certification Process
  Paths Toward Teacher Certification
  Requirements for Certificates
  Process of Selectionof Prospective Public School Teachers (as of 1986)
  Appointment of Teachers
  Rotation of Teachers
  Teacher Training for New Teachers
  Effectiveness of the Training Induction Programs
  Long-Term Training Programs
  Compensation Packages
  Characteristics of Teachers and Teachers' Lives
  Teachers' Unions
  Summary
  References

• Glossary

• Bibliography

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