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Peer reviewedShimahara, Nobuo K. – Comparative Education, 1978
This paper, based upon the author's research in Japan during 1976-77, discusses the pressures for shaping the socialization of Japanese adolescents and secondary schools to meet the requirements of high school and college entrance examinations, which are a common source of chronic anxiety for students, parents, and teachers. (Author/KC)
Descriptors: Admission (School), Anxiety, College Entrance Examinations, Competitive Selection
