New lifelong learning law in Japan
Promise or threat
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11423938 |
|---|---|
| Authors | J E Thomas (0000-0003-3599-0940, University of Nottingham, corresponding author), Takamichi Uesugi, Uesugi Takamichi, Shimada Shuichi (Chuo University) |
| Year | 1997 |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 132-140 |
| Publication date | 1997-03-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Lifelong Education (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0260-1370 • E-ISSN: 1464-519X |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/0260137970160205 |
| OpenAlex | W2016761243 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
Education has always been a subject of great controversy in Japan. To it is attributed much of the blame for the events leading to World War Two. After the war the Occupation authorities were determined to liberalise education, and inter alia effected legislation about the education of adults. Tokyo has always sought to diminish the local control which is the essence of this legislation, and this article discusses a particularly significant attempt to do so
Blame · Economic growth · Economics · Legislation · Lifelong learning · Political science · Sociology · Subject (documents · World War II · Global Educational Reforms and Inequalities · Law · Psychology · Public Administration · Social Psychology
| Citations per year | 0.08 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2001 - 2008 (8) |
| Highly cited | No |