A01=Thomas P. Rohlen
academic politics
asian studies
Author_Thomas P. Rohlen
Category=JNLC
childrens education
cultural history
cultural perspective
education system
effective schooling
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high school instruction
high schools
higher education
japan
japan scholars
japanese culture
japanese educational system
japanese society
modern japan
moral communities
nonfiction study
parents and children
policymakers
school communities
school organization
school system
secondary education
teachers and students
Product details
- ISBN 9780520048638
- Weight: 499g
- Dimensions: 152 x 229mm
- Publication Date: 16 Aug 1983
- Publisher: University of California Press
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
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"...Rohlen's book achieves exciting conjectural stances while providing us with rich and trustworthy substantive data and description. His treatment of schools as 'moral communities,' his call for new, culturally sensitive definitions of moral and creative goals in children's education, his interest in the consensus between parent, school, and society which underlies effective schooling are reason alone why this book should be read by anyone interested in the context and future of any educational system ...A splendid book for non-specialists, as well as for policymakers ..." (Merry T. White, The Review of Education). "Rohlen uses education as the entering wedge for a good understanding of Japanese society in general. That the author was sensitive to and appreciative of Japanese ways is evident throughout." (Eloise Lee Leiterman, Christian Science Monitor). "Never have I encountered a work on modem Japan which so skillfully captures what is intrinsically unique about the society. Indeed, Rohlen proves that comparative education need not be a litany of lifeless facts." (Linda Joffe, London Times Educational Supplement).
"On the basis of fourteen months of fieldwork in five Japanese high schools, the author integrates observation of the schools themselves with discussion of their relationships to higher education and society at large...Rowen's conclusions offer insightful contributions to the current debate on secondary education in the United States." (Harvard Educational Review). "The best introduction for many a year into the cultural mainsprings of Japanese society, the principles of its organization, and the way its citizens think and feel." (Ronald P. Dore, Journal of Japanese Studies).
Thomas P. Rohlen was the Former Trustee of The Asia Foundation, Liaison to the President's Leadership Council and is Professor Emeritus and Senior Fellow, Stanford University Institute for International Studies
