Comparative sociology of examinations. (2019)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Fumiya Onaka.
• Editors: Onaka, Fumiya
• Contents: Notes on contributors; Preface Introduction Part I Preliminary Studies 1. Toward a Comparative Sociology of Examinations in Two Thai Villages Fumiya Onaka; 2. Toward a Comparative Sociology of Non-modern Examinations Fumiya Onaka; 3. Toward a Comparative Sociology of Modern Examinations Fumiya Onaka Part II Multilocal Studies 4. Typology of Abilities Tested in University Entrance Examinations: Comparisons of the United States, Japan, Iran and France Masako Watanabe; 5 Comparison of the Big Tests’ Origins in Japan and the United States: The Characteristics of “Elementary School Examination” in the Early Meiji Era Akihiko Hashimoto; 6. The Historical Knowledge and Thinking Measured by Entrance Examinations: Comparisons of the United States and Japan NAKAGIRI Masato; 7. Comparative Sociology of Ability and Examinations in Post-Manufacturing Societies from Interview Surveys in the United Kingdom and Japan (tentative) Shinichi Aizawa; 8. Comparative Sociology of 11 to 18 Examinations in Thailand, England, and Japan Fumiya Onaka; 9. Research Note on the Comparative Sociology of 11 to 18 Examinations in Korea and Japan Fumiya Onaka; 10. Comparative Sociology of Examination Reforms around 2000: South Korea and Thailand Fumiya Onaka Part III Multi-oriented Studies 11. High School Selectivity and the Measure of Merit: High School Students’ Perceptions of the Various University Entrance Procedures in Japan Guillaume ALBERT; 12. The Polish Language Matura in the Context of Examination History and in Comparison with the French Baccalauréat Łukasz Remisiewicz; 13. How does Educational Selection in Singapore Define What and How to Test “Merit”? Sim Choon Kiat; 14. The Pono’ (Pondok) Examinations in the Southern Border Provinces of Thailand Fumiya Onaka Afterword Index;
• Edition: 1st
• Publisher Details: London : Routledge
• Publication Date: 2019
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations (black and white)
• Subjects: 371.271; Examinations -- Social aspects; Educational tests and measurements -- Social aspects; Educational sociology
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780429881046; 9780429881053; 9780429881039; 9780429466243
• Related ISBNs: 9781138609242
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Description based on CIP data; resource not viewed.
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