'… a re-examination of Japan's education system is timely, and Ikano and Tsuchiya's book makes a valuable contribution to our understanding of this complex topic … One of the great strengths of this book is that it examines closely the ways in which various protagonists in the education process interact …'. JRAI

• Introduction; 1. Analytical frameworks: schooling and the society; 2. Development of modern schooling; 3. Students' experiences of schooling I: social groups; 4. Students' experiences of schooling II: minorities; 5. Teachers' experiences of schooling; 6. Problems and reforms in the 1980s and 1990s; Conclusion.

'… a re-examination of Japan's education system is timely, and Ikano and Tsuchiya's book makes a valuable contribution to our understanding of this complex topic … One of the great strengths of this book is that it examines closely the ways in which various protagonists in the education process interact …'. JRAI

• Introduction; 1. Analytical frameworks: schooling and the society; 2. Development of modern schooling; 3. Students' experiences of schooling I: social groups; 4. Students' experiences of schooling II: minorities; 5. Teachers' experiences of schooling; 6. Problems and reforms in the 1980s and 1990s; Conclusion.

'… a re-examination of Japan's education system is timely, and Ikano and Tsuchiya's book makes a valuable contribution to our understanding of this complex topic … One of the great strengths of this book is that it examines closely the ways in which various protagonists in the education process interact …'. JRAI

• Introduction; 1. Analytical frameworks: schooling and the society; 2. Development of modern schooling; 3. Students' experiences of schooling I: social groups; 4. Students' experiences of schooling II: minorities; 5. Teachers' experiences of schooling; 6. Problems and reforms in the 1980s and 1990s; Conclusion.