03307nam 2200673Ia 450 991045091060332120200520144314.01-281-29140-497866112914021-84714-342-3(CKB)1000000000411855(EBL)437044(OCoLC)568434704(SSID)ssj0000141214(PQKBManifestationID)11150866(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000141214(PQKBWorkID)10056050(PQKB)10490284(MiAaPQ)EBC437044(Au-PeEL)EBL437044(CaPaEBR)ebr10224619(CaONFJC)MIL129140(OCoLC)893334647(EXLCZ)99100000000041185519990118d1999 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrDragon gate[electronic resource] competitive examinations and their consequences /Kangmin ZengLondon ;New York Cassell19991 online resource (385 p.)Frontiers of international educationDescription based upon print version of record.0-304-70015-0 Includes bibliographical references and index.Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; Notes; List of tables; List of figures; 1 Introduction; 2 A comparative history of university entrance examinations: to the end of the Japanese Empire; 3 A comparative history of university entrance examinations: from 1945 to now; 4 What kind of exams? Questions of world history and mathematics in the three countries; 5 The cram world: why so large in East Asia?; 6 With help from the gods: prayer, luck and spiritual strength: the desecularization of entrance exam systems; 7 Time, effort and money: mobilizing private resources to gain social status8 The news media and the dark side of the exam systems 9 Conclusion; Appendix: Key to abbreviated citations; References; IndexThis text examines the enormous pressure placed on University students in Japan, Korea and Taiwan which have led to the rapid expansion of the ""cramming"" industry and to a growing number of students looking to religion and spirituality for guidance. The book examines the issue of the rise in youth suicides, and the dramatic rise in levels of cheating; both raising fundamental questions about the education system in the late 1990's.Frontiers of international education.Universities and collegesEast AsiaEntrance examinationsSocial aspectsUniversities and collegesEast AsiaEntrance examinationsPsychological aspectsCompetition (Psychology)EducationEast AsiaElectronic books.Universities and collegesEntrance examinationsSocial aspects.Universities and collegesEntrance examinationsPsychological aspects.Competition (Psychology)Education371.26Zeng Kangmin901136MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910450910603321Dragon gate2014136UNINA