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The challenge of Eastern Asian education : implications for America

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The article was published on 1997-01-01 and is currently open access. It has received 31 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Asian studies.

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How children and adolescents spend time across the world: work, play, and developmental opportunities.

TL;DR: The authors review studies on time use of children and adolescents around the world and discuss developmental implications of population differences and age, gender, and socioeconomic differences in activities and with whom time is spent are considered.
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Cultural Adaptations to Environmental Variability: An Evolutionary Account of East–West Differences

TL;DR: In this article, the authors propose that East-West differences stem from learning styles that differ between copying and rote memorization, on the one hand, and critical thinking and innovative problem-solving.
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School stress in India: Effects on time and daily emotions

TL;DR: In this article, the authors examined the influence of school demands on the daily time use and subjective states of Indian adolescents and found that those who spent more time doing homework experienced lower average emotional states and more internalising problems.
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The origin of universal shadow education: what the supplemental education phenomenon tells us about the postmodern institution of education

TL;DR: In this article, it is suggested that shadow education follows the institutional logic of formal education, and as this logic has become more homogenized and expansive globally, so have the forms and goals of shadow education.
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Learning From Each Other: Creativity in East Asian and American Education

TL;DR: In this article, the strengths and limitations of East Asian education are discussed and some suggestions to both educations are posed, and a look at the two contrasting systems along with the intended and unintended consequences of cultural ideals as expressed through the educational systems can bring greater insight into the successes of each system and culture.