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Educational Achievement in Japan

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  • © 1988

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Authors:
  1. Richard Lynn

    1. University of Ulster, UK

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Part of the book series: Studies in Social Revaluation (STSR)

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xii
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  2. Introduction

    • Richard Lynn
    Pages 1-3

  3. Educational Standards in Japan

    • Richard Lynn
    Pages 4-17

  4. The Japanese School System

    • Richard Lynn
    Pages 18-51

  5. The Intelligence of Japanese Children

    • Richard Lynn
    Pages 52-60

  6. Motivation and Incentives for Educational Achievement in Japan and the West

    • Richard Lynn
    Pages 61-79

  7. The Intrinsic Motivation of Japanese School Children

    • Richard Lynn
    Pages 80-93

  8. The Contribution of Teachers and Schools to Educational Achievement

    • Richard Lynn
    Pages 94-120

  9. Four Lessons for the West

    • Richard Lynn
    Pages 121-144

  10. Back Matter

    Pages 145-157
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Educational standards in Japan are the highest in the world. In this first comprehensive study of these standards Professor Richard Lynn concludes that Japanese teenagers are about two years ahead of their contemporaries in Europe and the United States.

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  • University of Ulster, UK

    Richard Lynn

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