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UNINA9910813581603321 |
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Autore |
Dore Ronald Philip |
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Titolo |
How the Japanese learn to work / / Ronald Dore and Mari Sako |
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London ; ; New York, : Routledge, 1998 |
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ISBN |
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1-134-74147-2 |
1-134-74148-0 |
1-280-33434-7 |
0-203-27742-2 |
0-203-01575-4 |
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Edizione |
[2nd ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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Collana |
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The Nissan Institute/Routledge Japanese studies series |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Vocational education - Japan |
Occupational training - Japan |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [178]-183) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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1. The general school system -- 2. Who goes where? -- 3. Vocational streams in the mainline formal education system -- 4. Post-secondary, non-university vocational education and training (VET) -- 5. Training in the enterprise -- 6. Standards and qualifications -- 7. Public expenditure on VET -- 8. Policies and prospects. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Japan is regarded as a world leader in the field of education and training for improved economic performance. Yet success in Japan is often achieved by going against what is regarded as ideal practice elsewhere. This book offers the most comprehensive review available in English of the many facets of Japanese vocational education and training. Covering the system from primary education through to in job-training offered by companies, this book provides a detailed study of current practice giving equal emphasis to formal training in explicitly vocational courses, and informal training in factories, shops and offices. The authors analyse the difference between substantive 'person-changing' training and mere 'ability-labelling.' They raise important questions, such as: To what extent does the need to package skills to provide convenient qualifications distort the actual training given? How efficient is it to rely on professional trainers to certify the |
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