Learning Gap: Why Our Schools Are Failing And What We Can Learn From Japanese And Chinese EducFrom Simon & Schuster, The Learning Gap explores why our schools are failing and what we can learn from Japanese and Chinese education. Authors Harold W. Stevenson and James W. Stigler compare United States elementary education practices with those in Asia (specificall Japan and China) and comes to some surprising conclusions. |
Contents
Preface to the Second Edition | 5 |
Preface to the First Edition | 7 |
Introduction | 13 |
Academic Achievement | 28 |
Childrens Lives | 52 |
Socialization and Achievement | 72 |
Effort and Ability | 94 |
Satisfactions and Expectations | 113 |
The Organization of Schooling | 130 |
The Profession of Teaching | 156 |
The Practice of Teaching | 174 |
Defining the Solution | 200 |
Endnotes | 225 |
For Further Reading | 233 |
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