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Interviews with Japanese public school educators allow a distinctive view of how the continuing economic decline in Japan has affected educational motivation and decision-making among students and parents. The nature of socioeconomic stratification within Japanese educational opportunity is seen as a continuing situation exacerbated by the costs of education in a context of chronic economic uncertainty.
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Gordon, J.A. Inequities in Japanese Urban Schools. Urban Rev 37, 49–62 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11256-005-3561-7
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