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Substantiating a special cultural emphasis on learning and education in East Asia.
- Source :
- High Ability Studies; Jun2018, Vol. 29 Issue 1, p79-106, 28p, 5 Charts
- Publication Year :
- 2018
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Abstract
- Claims of a special cultural emphasis on learning and education (SCELE) in East Asia versus the West - the United States in particular - are legion in the research literature. The evidence is, however, largely anecdotal, severely geographically limited, or reflects an unrepresentative selection of respondents. We review the evidentiary strategies of earlier studies, situate the assumed SCELE in a theoretical framework, and compare the prevalence of learning and education words in general-interest newswriting samples from across East Asia and the United States (N = 61). Our findings confirm earlier unsubstantiated claims, provide new insight into the strength of the difference, and illustrate a novel means of quantifying the difference in magnitude of SCELE in East Asia in comparison to the United States. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 13598139
- Volume :
- 29
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- High Ability Studies
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 131010953
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/13598139.2017.1423281