Toward a comparative sociology of examinations in two Thai villages / Fumiya Onaka -- Toward a comparative sociology of non-modern examinations / Fumiya Onaka -- Toward a comparative sociology of modern examinations / Fumiya Onaka -- Typology of abilities tested in university entrance examinations : comparisons of the United States, Japan, Iran and France / Masako Watanabe -- Comparison of the big tests' origins in Japan and the United States : the characteristics of "elementary school examination" in the early Meiji Era / Akihiko Hashimoto -- The historical knowledge and thinking measured by entrance examinations : comparisons of the United States and Japan / Nakagiri Masato -- Comparative sociology of ability and examinations in post-manufacturing societies from interview surveys in the United Kingdom and Japan / Shinichi Aizawa -- Comparative sociology of 11 to 18 examinations in Thailand, England, and Japan / Fumiya Onaka -- Research note on the comparative sociology of 11 to 18 examinations in Korea and Japan / Fumiya Onaka -- Comparative sociology of examination reforms around 2000 : South Korea and Thailand / Fumiya Onaka -- High school selectivity and the measure of merit : high school students' perceptions of the various university entrance procedures in Japan / Guillaume Albert -- The Polish language matura in the context of examination history and in comparison with the French baccalauréat / Lukasz Remisiewicz -- How does educational selection in Singapore define what and how to test "merit"? / Sim Choon Kiat -- The Pono' (Pondok) examinations in the southern border provinces of Thailand / Fumiya Onaka.