Merry I. White, in The Public In-terest (Summer 1984), 20th & Northamp-
Public Schools ton Sts., Easton, Pa. 18042.
In education, as in business, Americans are studying the "Japanese edge." If there is a "secret" to Japan's educational success, writes White, a Harvard sociologist, it is that the Japanese believe even more than Americans do in the importance of schooling.
The Japanese spare no effort to achieve educational excellence. Their school year is 60 days longer...