Education Reform in Japan

Name: Education Reform in Japan
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

Explaining why the attempts to reform the Japanese educational system have failed, this book argues that the lessons learned from this failure have a wider relevance in the Japanese policy-making process as a whole. > \nThe Japanese education system, while widely praised in western countries, is subject to heavy criticism within Japan. Education Reform in Japan analyses this criticism, and explains why proposed reforms have failed. The author shows how the Japanese policy-making process can become paralysed when there is disagreement, and argues that this `immobilism' can affect other areas of Japanese policy-making. > 1. Introduction and Theoretical Background 2. Background to the Recent Debate 3. Internal Actors: The Liberal Democratic Party 4. Internal Actors: The Bureaucracy 5. External Actors: Incorporated Interests 6. External Actors: Opposition Groups > \n`This is a thoroughly researched and solid piece of work... it is well argued and gives a clear picture of tht