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Dominant Values in Japanese Education. Review of "Education in Japan," by E. R. Beauchamp and R. Rubinger; "The Japanese School: Lessons for Industrial America," by B. Duke; "Japanese Schooling: Patterns of Socialization, Equality, Political Control," edited by J. J. Shields, Jr.; and "Public Policy and Private Education in Japan," by E. James and G. Benjamin.
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Ellington, Lucien – Comparative Education Review, 1990
Reviews four books that address the effects on Japanese schools of dominant cultural beliefs, particularly perseverance of these beliefs and its relationship to success, the primacy of the group, and the superiority of meritocracy. (SV)
Descriptors: Book Reviews, Cultural Influences, Cultural Traits, Elementary Secondary Education