"Ch?shingura": The "Roninsei" Experience in Contemporary Japan

Autor/in	Roth, Ian Matthew
Titel	"Ch?shingura": The "Roninsei" Experience in Contemporary Japan
Quelle	(2019), (367 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit Ph.D. Dissertation, Saybrook University
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
ISBN	978-0-4389-0464-4
Schlagwörter	Hochschulschrift; Dissertation; Foreign Countries; College Entrance Examinations; Student Experience; Test Coaching; Japan + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Thesis; Dissertations; Academic thesis; Ausland; Aufnahmeprüfung; Studienerfahrung; Testverfahren
Abstract	This dissertation presents the details of a study that explored the experiences of "roninsei"--Japanese students who are preparing to re-attempt the university entrance examination. Though an influential population later in life, its defining educational experience has rarely been researched. The questions this study sought to answer were akin to 'what themes characterize the "roninsei" experience,' 'how is that experience understood as having changed those who undergo it,' and 'how do intervening time and space affect the way former "roninsei" understand their experiences.' To address these questions, the study employed a mixture of methods and sources, triangulating its findings with a combination of literature review findings, phenomenological interviews with former "roninsei," and thematically-focused content analysis of social networking service-sourced data composed by current "roninsei." It employed a hermeneutic approach to all the data it collected. The study found that the "roninsei" experience produces several maturational outcomes and that, while it is characterized by hardship, it comes to be highly valued by those who have undergone it. This study contributes to the understanding of this under-researched, yet consequential population. Its findings implicate both strengths and weaknesses of the current system and, in so doing, have the capacity to influence how the current wave of educational reforms is understood and implemented. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://www.proquest.com/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.] (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01