1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910453518703321

Autore

Okada Akito <1967->

Titolo

Education policy and equal opportunity in Japan / / Akito Okada

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, New York ; ; Oxford, England : , : Berghahn Books, , 2012

©2012

ISBN

0-85745-268-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (214 p.)

Collana

Asia-Pacific Studies : Past and Present ; ; Volume 4

Disciplina

371.2/070952

Soggetti

Educational planning - Japan

Educational equalization - Japan

Education and state - Japan

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Education Policy and Equal Opportunity in Japan; CONTENTS; FIGURES AND TABLES; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; NOTES ON STYLE; JAPANESE TERMS; ABBREVIATIONS; INTRODUCTION; 1. THE INITIAL APPLICATION OF EQUAL OPPORTUNITY TO THE EDUCATION SYSTEM IN JAPAN, 1868-1944; 2. THE INITIAL POSITION OF THE CONCEPT OF EQUAL OPPORTUNITY IN EDUCATION, 1945-1950; 3. THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE NEW PERSPECTIVE ON EQUAL OPPORTUNITY IN EDUCATION, 1951-1959; 4. THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE CONCEPT OF EQUAL OPPORTUNITY UNDER THE HIGH ECONOMIC GROWTH PERIOD,1960s-1970s; 5. FROM HUMAN CAPITAL TO MARKET VALUES IN EDUCATION,1980s-PRESENT DAY

6. EDUCATIONAL REFORM AND EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY IN CONTEMPORARY JAPANCONCLUSION; Appendix 1. THE JAPANESE SCHOOL SYSTEM IN 1937; Appendix 2. THE JAPANESE SCHOOL SYSTEM IN THE 1980S; Appendix 3. THE JAPANESE SCHOOL SYSTEM IN 2008; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX

Sommario/riassunto

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

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910160676003321

Autore

Bennett Arnold

Titolo

Buried alive : a tale of these days / / Arnold Bennett

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[New York, New York] : , : Sheba Blake Publishing, , 2015

©2015

ISBN

1-312-72000-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (511 p.)

Disciplina

823.914

Soggetti

Artists

Valets

Mistaken identity

Painters

England Fiction

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Sommario/riassunto

Will update



3.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910703449503321

Titolo

Guilty until proven innocent? : a study of the propriety and legal authority for the Justice Department's Operation Choke Point : hearing before the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial and Antitrust Law of the Committee on the Judiciary, House of Representatives, One Hundred Thirteenth Congress, second session, July 17, 2014

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington : , : U.S. Government Printing Office, , 2014

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (iv, 215 pages) : illustrations

Soggetti

Money laundering - United States - Prevention

Business enterprises - Corrupt practices - United States - Prevention

Bank fraud - United States - Prevention

Commercial crimes - Investigation - United States

Fraud investigation - United States

Justice, Administration of - United States

Discrimination in justice administration - United States

Legislative hearings.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from title screen (viewed on Dec. 18, 2014).

Paper version available for sale by the Superintendent of Documents, United States Government Printing Office.

"Serial no. 113-114."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.