LEADER 03312nam 2200613 450 001 9910791066503321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-85745-268-1 024 7 $a10.1515/9780857452689 035 $a(CKB)2550000001251041 035 $a(EBL)1659665 035 $a(OCoLC)875819183 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1659665 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10853825 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL586051 035 $a(DE-B1597)636453 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780857452689 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1659665 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000001251041 100 $a20140412h20122012 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $2rdacontent 182 $2rdamedia 183 $2rdacarrier 200 10$aEducation policy and equal opportunity in Japan /$fAkito Okada 210 1$aNew York, New York ;$aOxford, England :$cBerghahn Books,$d2012. 210 4$dİ2012 215 $a1 online resource (214 p.) 225 0 $aAsia-Pacific Studies : Past and Present ;$vVolume 4 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-85745-267-3 311 $a1-306-54800-4 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aEducation 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 327 $a6. 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 330 $aIn many societies today, educational aims or goals are commonly characterized in terms of ""equality,"" ""equal opportunity,"" ""equal access"" or ""equal rights,"" the underlying assumption being that ""equality"" in some form is an intelligible and sensible educational ideal. Yet, there are different views and lively debates about what sort of equality should be pursued; in particular, the issue of equality of educational opportunity has served as justification for much of the postwar restructuring of educational systems around the world. The author explores different interpretations of the 410 0$aAsia-Pacific Studies: Past and Present 606 $aEducational planning$zJapan 606 $aEducational equalization$zJapan 606 $aEducation and state$zJapan 615 0$aEducational planning 615 0$aEducational equalization 615 0$aEducation and state 676 $a371.2/070952 700 $aOkada$b Akito$f1967-$01577880 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910791066503321 996 $aEducation policy and equal opportunity in Japan$93856845 997 $aUNINA 999 $p$126.00$u03/11/2019$5Educ