Supplemental education in Japan: Juku schooling and its implication

Abstract

Taro is a typical fifth grader of Nishishiroyama Elementary School. His typical school day begins at 8.30a.m. and ends at 3.30p.m. He arrives home at 4.00. Coming home at 4.00, however, does not mean that he can enjoy the rest of the day. At 4.30 p.m. he leaves home for a Shingaku‐Juku. He studies arithmetic there until 7.45 p.m. and then comes back home. After supper he begins to do his homework assignments.

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Delwyn L. Harnisch

Delwyn L. Harnisch is an associate professor of educational psychology and Director of the Office of Educational Testing, Research and Service in the College of Education, University of Illinois at Urbana‐Champaign, Education Building, 1310 S. Sixth St., Champaign, IL 61820‐6990 USA. This paper is one outcome of a sabbatical year spent in Japan.