03234nam 2200589 450 991045351870332120200520144314.00-85745-268-1(CKB)2550000001251041(EBL)1659665(OCoLC)875819183(MiAaPQ)EBC1659665(Au-PeEL)EBL1659665(CaPaEBR)ebr10853825(CaONFJC)MIL586051(EXLCZ)99255000000125104120140412h20122012 uy 0engur|n|---|||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierEducation policy and equal opportunity in Japan /Akito OkadaNew York, New York ;Oxford, England :Berghahn Books,2012.©20121 online resource (214 p.)Asia-Pacific Studies : Past and Present ;Volume 4Description based upon print version of record.0-85745-267-3 1-306-54800-4 Includes bibliographical references and index.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 DAY6. 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; INDEXIn 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 theAsia-Pacific Studies: Past and PresentEducational planningJapanEducational equalizationJapanEducation and stateJapanElectronic books.Educational planningEducational equalizationEducation and state371.2/070952Okada Akito1967-876021MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910453518703321Education policy and equal opportunity in Japan1956366UNINA$126.0003/11/2019Educ