{"product_id":"education-reform-and-social-class-takehiko-kariya-9780415556873","title":"Education Reform and Social Class in Japan: The emerging incentive divide","description":"\u003cp\u003eUntil the early 1990s the Japanese education system was often commended for achieving outstanding outcomes. However, this book reveals growing educational inequality, with an increasing gap in the attainment and aspirations of students from different social backgrounds. By looking at class in close conjunction with developments in education in Japan, Takehiko Kariya is able to focus closely on current developments in Japanese society, and the underlying factors which are driving these. Translated into English for the first time, the Japanese language version of \u003ci\u003eEducation Reform and Social Class in Japan \u003c\/i\u003ewon the first Osaragi Jirō Prize for Commentary sponsored by the \u003ci\u003eAsahi shinbun\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Takehiko Kariya\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0415556872\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780415556873\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/27\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 228\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.13lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.56d","brand":"Takehiko Kariya","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48152917278975,"sku":"9780415556873","price":225.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_43bd9266-4b7f-4005-ba72-ad394534960d.jpg?v=1770780059","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/education-reform-and-social-class-takehiko-kariya-9780415556873","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}