Learning Gap: Why Our Schools Are Failing And What We Can Learn From Japanese And Chinese Educ

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Simon and Schuster, Jan 26, 1994 - Education - 236 pages
From 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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Harold Stevenson is an educator and Simon & Schuster author.

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