Shadow Education and Social Inequalities in Japan Evolving Patterns and Conceptual Implications /

• Main Author: Entrich, Steve R. (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Subjects: Educational sociology.; Social structure.; Social inequality.; International education .; Comparative education.; Educational policy.; Education and state.; Japanese language.; Sociology of Education.; Social Structure, Social Inequality.; International and Comparative Education.; Educational Policy and Politics.; Japanese.

This book examines why Japan has one of the highest enrolment rates in cram schools and private tutoring worldwide. It sheds light on the causes of this high dependence on 'shadow education' and its implications for social inequalities. The book provides a deep and extensive understanding...