The Writing on the Wall: How Asian Orthography Curbs Creativity

by William C. Hannas and Wm C Hannas

Students in Japan, China, and Korea are among the world's top performers on standardized math and science tests. The nations of East Asia are also leading manufacturers of consumer goods that incorporate scientific breakthroughs in telecommunications, optics, and transportation. Yet there is a startling phenomenon known throughout Asia as the "creativity problem." While East Asians are able to use science, they have not demonstrated the ability...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0812237110
• ISBN13: 9780812237115
• Release Date: March 2003
• Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
• Length: 360 Pages
• Weight: 1.64 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.4" x 9.3"