High School for All in East Asia

Comparing Experiences

Shinichi Aizawa (Chukyo University), Mei Kagawa (University of Tokyo, Japan), Jeremy Rappleye (Kyoto University, Japan)

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Routledge
06 December 2019

Regional studies; Moral & social purpose of education; Secondary schools

Series: Routledge Studies in Education and Society in Asia

Although late to industrialize, East Asia has witnessed rapid development whilst maintaining some of the highest educational enrollment rates and indicators of academic achievement globally. From major players, such as China, to small city-states, such as Singapore, economic success and the growth of education have seemingly unfolded simultaneously. This book seeks to better understand the relationship between these powerful economies and their commitment to educational expansion.

Exploring the universalization of upper secondary schooling, it assesses the social foundations of the region’s economic development. Chapters covering each of the countries of East Asia trace how upper secondary school functions as the support for the mass manufacturing labor force, which has been instrumental in East Asian economic expansion. These analyses then compare the experiences of the different nations along two major axes: the relationship between public and private provision and the balance between general and vocational tracks. Finally, the analyses go on to examine recent trends, including the slowing of social development and declining fertility, and ultimately asks, can East Asia maintain its world leading development and educational standards in coming decades?

Combining a wealth of quantitative data and policy analyses, this book will be useful to students and scholars of Asian and international education.

Edited by: Shinichi Aizawa (Chukyo University), Mei Kagawa (University of Tokyo, Japan), Jeremy Rappleye (Kyoto University, Japan)
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 385g
ISBN: 9780367894627
ISBN 10: 0367894629
Series: Routledge Studies in Education and Society in Asia
Pages: 278
Publication Date: 06 December 2019
Audience: College/higher education , Primary , A / AS level
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Shinichi Aizawa is Associate Professor in the School of Contemporary Sociology at Chukyo University, Toyota, Japan. His research focuses on secondary education, social equality, development, and poverty from a comparative and historical sociological view. He was also Visiting Professor in Free University Berlin from 2016 to 2017. Mei Kagawa is Lecturer at the Faculty of Sociology, Daito Bunka University, Japan. Her research focuses on school to work transition, life course, and secondary education. Jeremy Rappleye is Associate Professor in the Graduate School of Education at Kyoto University, Japan. He was formerly a Japanese Society for the Promotion of Science Special Research Fellow at the University of Tokyo (2009–2011).