ABSTRACT
This study compares 11 to 18 examinations 1 and the changes they have undergone in Thailand, England, and Japan under the definition of examination proposed in the Introduction.
Using sociocultural network analysis supported by the interpretive understanding of local newspaper articles and interview transcripts as a method to describe composition of examination, this study will reveal a process that has not been detected by previous single-case studies.
First, there are three compounds across time periods and countries: examination, education, and study. Second, analysis of local newspapers shows that there is a tendency toward interconnection among the three compounds. Third, analysis of interview transcripts that are selected as interconnected show that this can be found in various kinds of people, especially among education administrators and business persons. These results enable us to predict the future of examinations in these areas.
