The Language Teacher - Issue 25.10; October 2001

The Language Teacher Online: Issue 25.10; October 2001

Special Issue: Meritocracy

- Kent Hill, Special Guest Editor

features

• Is Japan's Education System Meritocratic?
  - by Christopher Hood
• Choosing to be a Ronin
  - by Tsukada Mamoru
• Stress, Disempowerment, Bullying, and School Non-Attendance: A Hypothesis
  - by Yoneyama Shaoko
• Nihon no kyouiku kaikaku to meritokurasi- (in Japanese)
  - by Okada Akihito
• Higher Education, Apathy and Post-Meritocracy
  - by Brian McVeigh
• "Kyouiku kaikaku" to sono mondaiten (in Japanese)
  - by Kizuka M.

opinions & perspectives

• Nonmeritorious Features of the Entrance Exam System in Japan
  - by Tim Murphey

annotated bibliography

• Annotated Bibliography of Books on Education in Japan
  - by Author

off the presses

• Longman

a chapter in your life

• JALT 2001 National Four Corners' Tour
  - by Joy Jarman-Walsh

my share

• Helluva Entrance Exam Game
  - by Mark Gray
• The Adjustment Task
  - by Yoshida Kensaku
• Engaging Students in Critical Thinking about the Merits of Their Entrance Exam System
  - by Tim Murphey