Suggested Readings

Senuma, H. & Saruta, J. (2008). Japan. In I.V.S. Mullis, M.O. Martin, J.F. Olson, D.R. Berger, D. Milne, & G.M. Stanco (Eds.), TIMSS 2007 Encyclopedia: A Guide to Mathematics and Science Education Around the World (pp. 297–307). Chestnut Hill, MA: TIMSS & PIRLS International Study Center, Boston College.

Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology. (2007). Annual report on the promotion of science and technology, FY2006. Tokyo: Author.

Ministry of Education, Science, and Culture. (1980). Japan’s modern educational system: A history of the first hundred years. Tokyo: Author.

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. (2010). Education at a glance: OECD indicators. Paris: Author.

Robitaille, D.F. (1997). National context for mathematics and science education: An encyclopedia of the educational systems participating in TIMSS. Vancouver, Canada: Pacific Education Press.