The Study of University Entrance Examination System in Japan after the World War II

• Main Authors: Ching-Min Chiu, 邱靖閔
• Other Authors: Pai-Hua Chueh
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2009
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/75928948426115863160

碩士 === 淡江大學 === 日本研究所碩士班 === 97 === The topic about the Japan university examination system has great importance in Japanese''s educational problem, so it has been discussed constantly for 64 years after World War Two. Because of the arrival of “the era of free college admissions”, what kind of changes that influence the Japan university examination system have been observed attentively. Moreover, because the situation that allowed university was able to choose students were reversed, each Japanese university had to adjust the examination system to maintain the operation. This essay will divide into five chapters to explore the Japanese university examination system after the WWII. The research motive, purpose, and the research manner, content, and the prior study will be introduced in chapter one as the preface of this essay. Chapter two will explain the historical evolution of the Japan university examination system. Through the transition of the examination system, we can understand what defects that every period had and what influences were brought to Japanese education. In chapter three, we will discuss the current Japan university examination system and its multiple variation to realize its pros and cons. In chapter four, I will use real instances to explain the current situation of state-run university, leading private university and local university, then explore the present problems that Japanese university are facing at. Finally, in chapter five, I will integrate and extend the conclusions that will be stated in the previous four chapters to point out the task and the prospect of the Japanese university examination system as the final conclusion.