Meritocracy, ability orientation and 'discrimination'

• Published in: Education Reform and Social Class in Japan pp. 56 - 97
• Main Authors: Kariya, Takehiko, Burtscher, Michael
• Format: Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: United Kingdom Routledge 2013; Taylor & Francis Group
• Edition: 1
• Subjects: Educational strategies & policy; Social classes; Society & culture: general; Year's Section; Class Streaming; Meritocratic Education; Talk Of The Town; Japan Teachers; Household Economic Circumstances; Supplementary Instruction; Scholastic Achievement Tests; Education System; Basic Scholastic Ability; Vocational High Schools; Ehime Prefecture; Ability Orientation; Social Class Background; Young Men; High School Entrance Exams; Supplementary Lessons; Scholastic Ability; Social Category Distinctions; Discriminatory Education; Lower Social Class Backgrounds; Kumamoto Prefecture; Scholastic Achievement
• ISBN: 1138851779; 0415556872; 9780415556873; 9781138851771
• DOI: 10.4324/9780203076996-5

I thought that once the high school entrance exams were over, everything would be play and fun, and that freed from studying, I could finally relax. But while I am glad I got into the school I wanted, I do not feel any better. One of the things that struck me was that once one gets into high school, part of the subjects are taught in classes according to proficiency level ...