Dragon gate [[electronic resource] ] : competitive examinations and their consequences / / Kangmin Zeng |
Autore | Zeng Kangmin |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; ; New York, : Cassell, 1999 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (385 p.) |
Disciplina | 371.26 |
Collana | Frontiers of international education |
Soggetto topico |
Universities and colleges - East Asia - Entrance examinations - Social aspects
Universities and colleges - East Asia - Entrance examinations - Psychological aspects Competition (Psychology) Education - East Asia |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-281-29140-4
9786611291402 1-84714-342-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
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; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910450910603321 |
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London ; ; New York, : Cassell, 1999 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Dragon gate : competitive examinations and their consequences / / Kangmin Zeng |
Autore | Zeng Kangmin |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; ; New York : , : Cassell, , 1999 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xviii, 366 pages) : illustrations |
Disciplina | 371.26 |
Collana | Frontiers of international education |
Soggetto topico |
Universities and colleges - East Asia - Entrance examinations - Social aspects
Universities and colleges - East Asia - Entrance examinations - Psychological aspects Competition (Psychology) Education - East Asia |
ISBN |
1-281-29140-4
9786611291402 1-84714-342-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | 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; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910777033303321 |
Zeng Kangmin
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London ; ; New York : , : Cassell, , 1999 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Dragon gate : competitive examinations and their consequences / / Kangmin Zeng |
Autore | Zeng Kangmin |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; ; New York, : Cassell, 1999 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xviii, 366 pages) : illustrations |
Disciplina | 371.26 |
Collana | Frontiers of international education |
Soggetto topico |
Universities and colleges - East Asia - Entrance examinations - Social aspects
Universities and colleges - East Asia - Entrance examinations - Psychological aspects Competition (Psychology) Education - East Asia |
ISBN |
1-281-29140-4
9786611291402 1-84714-342-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | 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; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910807008903321 |
Zeng Kangmin
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London ; ; New York, : Cassell, 1999 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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