Education, Racism and Reform
Routledge (Publisher)
Published on 11. October 1990
Book
Paperback/Softback
160 pages
978-0-415-03826-3 (ISBN)
Description
The Japanese education system is widely praised as a model to be emulated in western countries. In Japan, however, the system is widely criticized for its strict uniformity and for its supposed failure to train the creative minds needed for the next stage of economic advance. Twice since 1967 the Japanese government has embarked on, but then failed to see through, major reform initiatives. This book explains why the reform attempts have failed. The failure lies, the author shows, in the inability of bureaucrats, party leaders and politicians to agree. Moreover, the author goes on to argue, when these rifts develop the Japanese policy-making process becomes strangely paralyzed, with no way of breaking the impasse. This "immobilism", the author argues, is not confined to education reform, but afflicts all aspects of Japanese policy-making.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (UK-trade)
Illustrations
forms transparencies
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 138 mm
Weight
180 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-415-03826-3 (9780415038263)
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Schweitzer Classification
Content
Background to the recent debate; internal actors - the liberal democratic party; internal actors - the bureaucracy; external actors - incorporated interests; external actors - opposition groups.