Social Change and Educational Problems in Japan, Singapore and Hong Kong

The spectacular economic and technological achievements of certain Far Eastern countries have attracted world wide attention. The markets of the West are dominated by the products of countries with no traditions of industrialisation and few natural resources. The reaction to this phenomenon has been a mixture of amazement, admiration, envy and, curiosity to know how it was done. This book addresses these questions through a study of the modernisation of three of the most successful Asian societies - Japan, Singapore and Hong Kong.

Autorentext

W.O. Lee

Inhalt
List of Tables - List of Figures - Foreword; R.F.Goodings - Acknowledgements - Introduction - PART 1: SOCIAL AND EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND - Social Background - Becoming Modern and Forces of Change in Education - Educational Background - PART 2: EDUCATION IN TECHNOLOGICAL SOCIETIES - Becoming Technological Societies - Science and Technology Education: Japan, Singapore and Hong Kong - Problems of Education for Technological Development - PART 3: EDUCATION IN RAPIDLY CHANGING SOCIETIES - Becoming Rapidly Changing Societies - The Changing Educational Scene - Problems of Rapid Changes in Education - PART 4: EDUCATION IN CREDENTIAL SOCIETIES - Becoming Credential Societies - Problems of Credentialism - Conclusion - Annexes - Bibliography - Index