Akito Okada

Education Policy and Equal Opportunity in Japan

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Produktbeschreibung

In many societies today, educational aims or goals are commonly characterized in terms of "equality," "equal opportunity," "equal access" or "equal rights," the underlying assumption being that "equality" in some form is an intelligible and sensible educational ideal. Yet, there are different views and lively debates about what sort of equality should be pursued; in particular, the issue of equality of educational opportunity has served as justification for much of the postwar restructuring of educational systems around the world. The author explores different interpretations of the concept of equality of educational opportunity in Japan, especially as applied to post-World War II educational policies. By focusing on the positions taken by key actors such as the major political parties, central administrative bodies, teachers' unions, and scholars, he describes how their concepts have developed over time and in what way they relate to the making of educational policy, especially in light of Japan's falling birthrate and aging society.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Berghahn Books
• Seitenzahl: 214
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Dezember 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 470g
• ISBN-13: 9780857452672
• ISBN-10: 0857452673
• Artikelnr.: 34376861

Autorenporträt

Akito Okada is Associate Professor in the Institute of Global Studies, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies. He is the author of "Secondary Education Reform and the Concept of Equality of Opportunity in Japan" in Compare (2009); "Japan as a Prototype of the 'Degreeocracy' Society?" in Educational Review (2001); and "Education of whom, for whom, by whom? Revision of the Fundamental Law of Education in Japan" in Japan Forum (2002). His main research interest is Japanese educational reform in comparative context.

Inhaltsangabe

List of figures and tables
Acknowledgements
Notes on Style
Japanese Terms
Abbreviations
Introduction
Chapter 1. The Initial Application of Equal Opportunity to The Education
System in Japan, 1868-1944
Chapter 2. The Initial Position of the Concept of Equal Opportunity in
Education, 1945-1950
Chapter 3. The Development of the New Perspective on Equal Opportunity in
Education 1951-1959
Chapter 4. The Development of the Concept of Equal Opportunity Under the
High Economic Growth Period 1960s-1970s
Chapter 5. From Human Capital to Market Values in Education: The 1980s to
Present Day
Chapter 6. Educational Reform and Equality of Opportunity in Current Japan
Conclusion
Appendix I:The Japanese School System in 1937
Appendix II:The Japanese School System in the 1980s
Appendix III:The Japanese School System in 2008
Bibliography
Index