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Japanese education in crisis
Title
Japanese education in crisis [electronic resource (video)] / ABC International.
Published
New York, N.Y. : Infobase, [2006], c2003.
Physical Description
1 streaming video file (20 min.) : sd., col., digital file.
Local Notes
Access is available to the Yale community.
Notes
Encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on Feb. 14, 2006.
Films on Demand is distributed by Infobase for Films for the Humanities & Sciences, Cambridge Educational, Meridian Education, and Shopware.
Portions in Japanese with English subtitles.
Title from distributor's description.
Access and use
Access restricted by licensing agreement.
Summary
This documentary explores sobering developments linked to Japan's emphasis on intense academic pressure and conformity: 2,000 teen suicides per year, a 60 percent increase in crime since 1994, and the phenomenon of hikikomori children-those who have collapsed emotionally and withdrawn from society. Gritty footage shot in chaotic classrooms and dysfunctional homes, combined with commentary from counselors, parents, and dispirited young people, depicts a nation unprepared for radical social change and, in spite of recent educational reforms, lacking a consensus on whether to crack down or loosen up.
Variant and related titles
Films on demand.
Other formats
Originally produced: ABC International, 2006
Format
Images / Online / Video & Film
Language
English
Added to Catalog
May 20, 2019
System details note
Mode of access: Internet.
System requirements: FOD playback platform.
Audience
10 & up.
Contents
Japan's Education System: Fierce Competition (2:54)
Cram School: A Japanese Institution (2:04)
Japanese Social Withdrawal: "Hikikomori" (4:09)
Japanese Economic Competition: Defeated by Pressure (2:24)
Young Generation Out of Control (2:40)
Japanese Education Reform (2:49)
Japan's Lost Generation (1:35)
Videorecording number
33927 Infobase
Subjects
Genre/Form
Educational films.
Internet videos.
Also listed under
ABC International.
Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm)
Infobase.
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