LEADER 04390nam 22006135 450 001 9910350341003321 005 20240628093803.0 010 $a9789811326325 010 $a9811326320 024 7 $a10.1007/978-981-13-2632-5 035 $a(CKB)4100000007389535 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC5631504 035 $a(DE-He213)978-981-13-2632-5 035 $a(EXLCZ)994100000007389535 100 $a20190109d2019 u| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aEducation in Japan $eA Comprehensive Analysis of Education Reforms and Practices /$fedited by Yuto Kitamura, Toshiyuki Omomo, Masaaki Katsuno 205 $a1st ed. 2019. 210 1$aSingapore :$cSpringer Nature Singapore :$cImprint: Springer,$d2019. 215 $a1 online resource (241 pages) 225 1 $aEducation in the Asia-Pacific Region: Issues, Concerns and Prospects,$x2214-9791 ;$v47 311 08$a9789811326301 311 08$a9811326304 327 $a1 Background and context of education system in Japan -- Part 1 The education system in Japan -- 2 Primary and Secondary Education -- 3 Higher education in Japan: Its uniqueness and historical development -- 4 Restructuring of social education and lifelong learning, and community governance -- 5 National and local educational administration -- Part 2 Educational issues in Japan -- 6 The relationship between teachers' working conditions and teacher quality -- 7 Lesson study -- 8 Teacher narrative description -- 9 A history of schools and local communities in modern Japan -- 10 Background of "Individualised Meritocracy" among Japanese youth: Social circulation model of post-war Japan and its collapse -- 11 Discussing the "Multicultural" in Japanese society -- 12 Higher education reform: Focusing on national university reform -- 13 English language teaching and learning in Japan: History and prospect -- 14 Safety education from the perspective of Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) -- Postscript:Toward education that truly enhances people's wellbeing. 330 $aThis book illustrates the nature of Japan?s education system and identifies its strengths and weaknesses, as well as the socioeconomic environment surrounding education in contemporary Japanese society. It describes the basic institutional structure of each educational stage, in an overview of today?s school education in Japan, while also analyzing the current implementation status of important policies and the progress of reform at each stage. The book also examines the status of and problems with various issues that are considered essential to education in Japan today. These include teachers, lesson studies, school and community, educational disparities, education and jobs, multiculturalism, university reforms, internationalization of education and English-language education, education for sustainable development, and others, covering a diverse range of fields. The book is unique in its attempt to comprehensively understand and analyze the educational field in Japan by drawing on theexpertise of various academic disciplines. 410 0$aEducation in the Asia-Pacific Region: Issues, Concerns and Prospects,$x2214-9791 ;$v47 606 $aInternational education 606 $aComparative education 606 $aSchool management and organization 606 $aSchool management and organization 606 $aEducation and state 606 $aInternational and Comparative Education 606 $aOrganization and Leadership 606 $aEducational Policy and Politics 615 0$aInternational education. 615 0$aComparative education. 615 0$aSchool management and organization. 615 0$aSchool management and organization. 615 0$aEducation and state. 615 14$aInternational and Comparative Education. 615 24$aOrganization and Leadership. 615 24$aEducational Policy and Politics. 676 $a370.952 702 $aKitamura$b Yuto$4edt$4http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt 702 $aOmomo$b Toshiyuki$4edt$4http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt 702 $aKatsuno$b Masaaki$4edt$4http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910350341003321 996 $aEducation in Japan$91321095 997 $aUNINA