Author: Zeng, Kangmin
Title: Dragon Gate: Competitive Examinations and Their Consequences
Description: London, Cassell, (1999). orig.boards. 24x16cm, xviii,366 pp, Some light page-edge soil.. Textual graphs & tables.. Front cover corner heavily bumped. Otherwise Good+. ¶ Contents: A Comparative History of University Entrance Examinations: To the End of the Japanese Empire: A Comparative Study of University Entrance Examinations: From 1945 to Now; What Kinds of Exams: Questions of World History & Mathematics in the Three Countries; The Cram World: Why So Large in East Asia?; With Help From the Gods: Prayer, Luck & Spiritual Strength: The Desecularization of Entrance Exam Systems; Time, Effort & Money: Mobilizing Private Resources to Gain Social Status; The News Media & the Dark Side of the Exam Systems; Conclusion. Appendix.

Keywords: Comparative Education, East Asia, Taiwan University, Japan Entrance, Korea Examination, Examinations, Competitive Exams, Exam Systems, Educational Cram