308 Pages
by
Routledge
308 Pages
by
Routledge
312 Pages
by
Routledge
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For large numbers of school students in Japan school has become a battle field. Recent violent events in schools, together with increasing drop-out rates and bullying are undermining stereotypes about the effectiveness of the Japanese education system. This incisive and original book looks at Japanese high school from a student perspective and contextualises this educational turmoil within the... Read more
Introduction 1. Japanese Students in Crisis 2. Methodology and Comparative Problems Part 1. Control: The Structure of Silence 3. Student-Teacher Relationship: The Alienation Paradigm 4. Discipline and Punish 5. School Rules: The Web of Regimentation 6. Study: Competition and Meaninglessness Part 2. Responses: Conformity and Resistance 7. Ijime The Price of Super Conformity 8. Tokokyohi Burnout and Resistance Conclusion Bibliography Index
Biography
Shoko Yoneyama is Lecturer in Asian Studies at the University of Adelaide, Australia.
'I recommend this book for reading by everyone who hopes to understand what Japan will be capable of achieving through its education system in the 21st century.' - Katalin Ferber, Shizuoka University of Art and Culture
'This is a book I have been waiting for - as a teacher as well as a scholar - for a long time.' - Japanese Studies, Vol 20, No.1, 2000
