LEADER 04324oam 2200745I 450 001 9910808772903321 005 20240131145706.0 010 $a1-134-07294-5 010 $a1-134-07287-2 010 $a0-203-52202-8 024 7 $a10.4324/9780203522028 035 $a(CKB)2560000000102202 035 $a(EBL)1207536 035 $a(OCoLC)849246495 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000888071 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11533767 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000888071 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10847153 035 $a(PQKB)10322775 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1207536 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1207536 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10717495 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL494994 035 $a(OCoLC)849246287 035 $a(FINmELB)ELB131980 035 $a(PPN)22579022X 035 $a(EXLCZ)992560000000102202 100 $a20180706d2013 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aRe-evaluating education in Japan and Korea $edemystifying stereotypes /$fHyunjoon Park 210 1$aAbingdon, Oxon :$cRoutledge,$d2013. 215 $a1 online resource (167 p.) 225 1 $aRoutledge studies in education and society in Asia ;$v3 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-138-12023-5 311 $a0-415-59552-5 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aCover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; List of figures; List of tables; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction; 2 Data and educational systems; 3 Demystifying the stereotype: do Japanese and Korean schools make talented students mediocre?; 4 Demystifying the stereotype: do Japanese and Korean students achieve high test scores at the expense of creativity?; 5 Demystifying the stereotype: are high test scores of Japanese and Korean students due to 'shadow education'?; 6 Demystifying the stereotype: are Japanese and Korean schools homogenous? 327 $a7 Conclusion: the troubling turnNotes; References; Index 330 $a"International comparisons of student achievement in mathematics, science, and reading have consistently shown that Japanese and Korean students outperform their peers in other parts of world. Understandably this has attracted many policymakers and researchers seeking to emulate this success, but it has also attracted strong criticism and a range of misconceptions of the Japanese and Korean education system. Directly challenging these misconceptions, which are prevalent in both academic and public discourses, this book seeks to provide a more nuanced view of the Japanese and Korean education systems. These include the idea that the highly standardized means of education makes outstanding students mediocre; that this emphasis on memorisation leads to a lack of creativity and independent thinking; that students' successes are a result of supplementary education; and that the Japanese and Korean education systems are homogenous to the point of being one single system. Using empirical data Hyunjoon Park re-evaluates the strengths and weaknesses of the existing education systems and reveals whether the issues detailed above are real or unfounded and misinformed. Offering a balanced view of the evolving and complex nature of academic achievement among Japanese and Korean students, this book will appeal to students and scholars of Asian, international and comparative education, as well as those interested in Asian society more broadly"--$cProvided by publisher. 410 0$aRoutledge studies in education and society in Asia ;$v3. 606 $aEducation$zJapan 606 $aEducation$zKorea 606 $aAcademic achievement$zJapan 606 $aAcademic achievement$zKorea 606 $aComparative education 615 0$aEducation 615 0$aEducation 615 0$aAcademic achievement 615 0$aAcademic achievement 615 0$aComparative education. 676 $a370.95 686 $aEDU000000$aEDU020000$aEDU037000$2bisacsh 700 $aPark$b Hyunjoon.$0894389 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910808772903321 996 $aRe-evaluating education in Japan and Korea$94095699 997 $aUNINA