03235nam 2200637Ia 450 991080700890332120230613233224.01-281-29140-497866112914021-84714-342-3(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|||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierDragon gate competitive examinations and their consequences /Kangmin ZengLondon ;New York :Cassell,1999.1 online resource (xviii, 366 pages) illustrationsFrontiers of international education0-304-70015-0 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 status; 8 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 AsiaUniversities and collegesEntrance examinationsSocial aspects.Universities and collegesEntrance examinationsPsychological aspects.Competition (Psychology)Education371.26Zeng Kangmin1698523MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910807008903321Dragon gate4080054UNINA