Education And Equality In Japan

Author : William K. Cummings
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2014-07-14
Category : History
ISBN : 9781400853717

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Education and Equality in Japan by William K. Cummings Pdf

On the basis of direct personal observation in the classroom, systematically gathered data, and extensive reading in primary sources, the author provides a rich description of how a society can be gradually transformed by the educational process in its schools. He then relates this process to the problems of the advanced industrial world. Originally published in 1980. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Author : James J. Shields
Publisher : Penn State Press
Page : 317 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2010-11-01
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780271038193

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Japanese Schooling by James J. Shields Pdf

Author : Takehiko Kariya,Jeremy Rappleye
Publisher : International Perspectives on
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2020
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780807764084

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Education, Equality, and Meritocracy in a Global Age by Takehiko Kariya,Jeremy Rappleye Pdf

"Kariya and Rappleye focus on the Japanese model, looking at the country's educational history and policy shifts. They show how the Japanese experience can inform global approaches to educational reform and policymaking -and how this kind of exploration can reinvigorate a more rigorous discussion of meritocracy, equality, and education. This book is made available as an open-access electronic publication with the generous support of the Suntory Foundation"--

Author : Akito Okada
Publisher : Berghahn Books
Page : 214 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2011-12-01
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780857452689

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Education Policy and Equal Opportunity in Japan by Akito Okada Pdf

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.

Author : Heidi Knipprath
Publisher : Garant
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Education
ISBN : 9044119036

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Quality and Equity by Heidi Knipprath Pdf

Author : Masako Ishii-Kuntz,Guro Korsnes Kristensen,Priscilla Ringrose
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2021-11-28
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781000528497

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Comparative Perspectives on Gender Equality in Japan and Norway by Masako Ishii-Kuntz,Guro Korsnes Kristensen,Priscilla Ringrose Pdf

This book compares perspectives on gender equality in Norway and Japan, focusing on family, education, media, and sexuality and reproduction as seen through a gendered lens. What can we learn from a comparison between two countries that stand in significant contrast to each other with respect to gender equality? Norway and Japan differ in terms of historical, cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds. Most importantly, Japan lags far behind Norway when it comes to the World Economic Forum’s Gender Gap Report. Rather than taking a narrow approach that takes as its starting point the assumption that Norway has so much ‘more’ to offer in terms of gender equality, the authors attempt to show that a comparative perspective of two countries in the West and East can be mutually beneficial to both contexts in the advancement of gender equality. The interdisciplinary team of researchers contributing to this book cover a range of contemporary topics in gender equality, including fatherhood and masculinity, teaching and learning in gender studies education, cultural depictions of gender, trans experiences and feminism. This unique collection is suitable for researchers and students of gender studies, sociology, anthropology, Japan studies and European studies.

Author : Gary DeCoker,Christopher Bjork
Publisher : Teachers College Press
Page : 221 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2015-04-25
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780807772089

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Japanese Education in an Era of Globalization by Gary DeCoker,Christopher Bjork Pdf

This volume documents the significant changes that have occurred in Japanese schools since the collapse of that nations economic bubble. Before the recession, Japan was the country that most others sought to emulate due to its students performance on standardized tests. Now, however, a different and more complicated picture of the Japanese education system emerges. This book places Japanese education in a global context, with particular attention given to how their education system is responding to changing expectations and pressures that emerge from rapid social change. Chapters written by respected scholars examine issues related to equality, academic achievement, privatization, population diversity, societal expectations, and the influence of the media, parents, and political movements. The research in this book will provide valuable lessons for policymakers and practitioners facing similar challenges.

Author : Steve R. Entrich
Publisher : Springer
Page : 309 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2017-12-07
Category : Education
ISBN : 9783319691190

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Shadow Education and Social Inequalities in Japan by Steve R. Entrich Pdf

This book examines why Japan has one of the highest enrolment rates in cram schools and private tutoring worldwide. It sheds light on the causes of this high dependence on ‘shadow education’ and its implications for social inequalities. The book provides a deep and extensive understanding of the role of this kind of education in Japan. It shows new ways to theoretically and empirically address this issue, and offers a comprehensive perspective on the impact of shadow education on social inequality formation that is based on reliable and convincing empirical analyses. Contrary to earlier studies, the book shows that shadow education does not inevitably result in increasing or persisting inequalities, but also inherits the potential to let students overcome their status-specific disadvantages and contributes to more opportunities in education. Against the background of the continuous expansion and the convergence of shadow education systems across the globe, the findings of this book call for similar works in other national contexts, particularly Western societies without traditional large-scale shadow education markets. The book emphasizes the importance and urgency to deal with the modern excesses of educational expansion and education as an institution, in which the shadow education industry has made itself (seemingly) indispensable.

Author : W. Lee
Publisher : Springer
Page : 303 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 1991-05-24
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780230379060

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Social Change and Educational Problems in Japan, Singapore and Hong Kong by W. Lee Pdf

The spectacular economic and technological achievements of certain Far Eastern countries have attracted world wide attention. The markets of the West are dominated by the products of countries with no traditions of industrialisation and few natural resources. The reaction to this phenomenon has been a mixture of amazement, admiration, envy and, curiosity to know how it was done. This book addresses these questions through a study of the modernisation of three of the most successful Asian societies - Japan, Singapore and Hong Kong.

Author : Kaori H. Okano
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 203 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2020-12-09
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781317803454

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Education and Social Justice in Japan by Kaori H. Okano Pdf

This book is an up-to-date critical examination of schooling in Japan by an expert in this field. It focuses on developments in the last two decades, with a particular interest in social justice. Japan has experienced slow economic growth, changed employment practices, population decline, an aging society, and an increasingly multi-ethnic population resulting from migration. It has faced a call to respond to the rhetoric of globalization and to concerns in childhood poverty in the perceived affluence. In education we have seen developments responding to these challenges in national and local educational policies, as well as in school-level practices. What are the most significant developments in schooling of the last two decades? Why have these developments emerged, and how will they affect youth and society as a whole? How can we best interpret social justice implications of these developments in terms of both distributive justice and the politics of difference? To what extent have the shifts advanced the interests of disadvantaged groups? This book shows that, compared to three decades ago, the system of education increasingly acknowledges the need to address student diversity of all kinds, and delivers options that are more varied and flexible. But interest in social justice in education has tended to centre on the distribution of education (who gets how much of schooling), with fewer questions raised about the content of schooling that continues to advantage the already advantaged. Written in a highly accessible style, and aimed at scholars and students in the fields of comparative education, sociology of education and Japanese studies, this book illuminates changing policies and cumulative adjustments in the daily practice of schooling, as well as how various groups in society make sense of these changes.

Author : Thomas P. Rohlen
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 375 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2023-04-28
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780520341302

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Japan's High Schools by Thomas P. Rohlen Pdf

". . . Rohlen's book achieves exciting conjectural stances while providing us with rich and trustworthy substantive data and description. His treatment of schools as 'moral communities,' his call for new, culturally sensitive definitions of moral and creative goals in children's education, his interest in the consensus between parent, school, and society which underlies effective schooling are reason alone why this book should be read by anyone interested in the context and future of any educational system ... A splendid book for non-specialists, as well as for policymakers ... "--Merry T. White, The Review of Education "Rohlen uses education as the entering wedge for a good understanding of Japanese society in general. That the author was sensitive to and appreciative of Japanese ways is evident throughout."--Eloise Lee Leiterman, Christian Science Monitor "Never have I encountered a work on modem Japan which so skillfully captures what is intrinsically unique about the society. Indeed, Rohlen proves that comparative education need not be a litany of lifeless facts."--Linda Joffe, London Times Educational Supplement "On the basis of fourteen months of fieldwork in five Japanese high schools, the author integrates observation of the schools themselves with discussion of their relationships to higher education and society at large. . . . Rowen's conclusions offer insightful contributions to the current debate on secondary education in the United States."--Harvard Educational Review "The best introduction for many a year into the cultural mainsprings of Japanese society, the principles of its organization, and the way its citizens think and feel."--Ronald P. Dore, Journal of Japanese Studies

Author : M. Stephens
Publisher : Springer
Page : 177 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 1991-03-20
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780230376793

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Japan and Education by M. Stephens Pdf

The Japanese take education very seriously. They see economic success and social wellbeing as intimately tied-up with such provision. Perhaps no other country can equal the level of commitment of the Japanese to education. This book explores the development of such attitudes, the history of Japan's response to them, and the modern debates and initiatives as government and people wrestle with contemporary changes and prepare for a tomorrow which they see as making education even more central to a country's health. Those outside Japan who wish to understand its economic success will find much to give them thought within these pages.

Author : June A. Gordon,Hidenori Fujita,Takehiko Kariya,Gerald LeTendre
Publisher : Teachers College Press
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2015-04-17
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780807770696

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Challenges to Japanese Education by June A. Gordon,Hidenori Fujita,Takehiko Kariya,Gerald LeTendre Pdf

In this volume, eight leading Japanese scholars present their research on profound and sensitive issues facing Japanese society, much of which has not been available to the English-speaking world. Traveling from Japan to engage in a unique forum at the University of California, they joined eminent professors Befu, DeVos, and Rohlen to bring over fifty leading scholars up to date on the global challenges facing Japan and how education has and will play into the reformulation of its identity. Chapters examine such topics as education policy changes, the education of minorities, including the Burakumin, the hegemony of college entrance examinations, social mobility and basic human rights, increased economic competition and global migration, political influences on educational reform, and the future of Japanese education.

Author : OECD
Publisher : Org. for Economic Cooperation & Development
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Education
ISBN : 9264302395

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Education Policy in Japan by OECD Pdf

Japan's education system is one of the top performers compared to other OECD countries. International assessments have not only demonstrated students' and adults' high level of achievement, but also the fact that socio-economic status has little bearing on academic results. In a nutshell, Japan combines excellence with equity. This high performance is based on the priority Japan places on education and on its holistic model of education, which is delivered by highly qualified teachers and supported by the external collaboration of communities and parents. But significant economic, socio-demographic and educational challenges, such as child well-being, teacher workload and the high stakes university exam, question the sustainability of this successful model. Policy makers in Japan are not complacent, and as Japan starts implementing its Third Basic Plan for the Promotion of Education (2018-22), they are carefully analysing tomorrow's threats to Japan's current success. This report aims to highlight the many strengths of Japan's education system, as well as the challenges it must address to carry out reforms effectively and preserve its holistic model of education. The ultimate goal is to ensure that the education system delivers the best for all students, and that Japanese learners have the knowledge, skills, attitudes and values they need for the 21st century.

Author : Margaret Ernestine Burton
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2009-05
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 1104489805

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The Education of Women in Japan (1914) by Margaret Ernestine Burton Pdf

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.