Dragon gate : competitive examinations and their consequences /: competitive examinations and their consequences. (1999)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Kangmin Zeng.
• Other Names: Zeng, Kangmin
• 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.
• Publisher Details: London New York : Cassell
• Publication Date: 1999
• Extent: 1 online resource (xviii, 366 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 371.26; Universities and colleges -- Entrance examinations -- Social aspects -- East Asia; Universities and colleges -- East Asia -- Entrance examinations -- Psychological aspects; Competition (Psychology); Education -- East Asia; EDUCATION -- Evaluation; STUDY AIDS -- Tests; EDUCATION -- Testing & Measurement; Competition (Psychology); Education; East Asia; Electronic books; Computer network resources; Electronic book
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 1847143423; 9781847143426
• Related ISBNs: 9780304700158; 9781847143426; 0304700150
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.