| Description |
1 online resource (213 pages) : illustrations |
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Asia-Pacific Studies: Past and Present |
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Asia-Pacific Studies: Past and Present
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| Contents |
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 |
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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 |
| Summary |
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 concept |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Educational planning -- Japan
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Educational equalization -- Japan
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Education and state -- Japan
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EDUCATION -- Administration -- General.
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EDUCATION -- Organizations & Institutions.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- General.
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Education and state
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Educational equalization
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Educational planning
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Japan
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2011037470 |
| ISBN |
9780857452689 |
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0857452681 |
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1306548004 |
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9781306548007 |
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0857452673 |
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9780857452672 |
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