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Publication Date: 1996
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Constructed Aspirations: Decision-Making Processes in Japanese Educational Selection.
LeTendre, Gerald K.
Sociology of Education, v69 n3 p193-216 Jul 1996
Analyzes the decision making process used by Japanese middle school students and their parents for choosing a high school. Reveals that these decisions are highly affected by placement counseling. This process defines the students' choices, inculcates values, and offers sets of rationales for students to account for their decisions. (MJP)
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, Admission (School), Age Grade Placement, Decision Making, Educational Attainment, Educational Counseling, Educational Mobility, Educational Opportunities, Educational Sociology, Foreign Countries, Japanese Culture, Middle Schools, Parent School Relationship, Student Needs, Student Placement, Student School Relationship
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles
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Audience: Researchers
Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Japan
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