The Pendulum of Reform: Educational Change in Japan from the 1990s Onwards.

Autor/in	Shimizu, Kokichi
Titel	The Pendulum of Reform: Educational Change in Japan from the 1990s Onwards.
Quelle	In: Journal of educational change, (2001) 3, S.193-205Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1389-2843
DOI	10.1023/A:1012745423369
Schlagwörter	Basic Characteristic; Education System; Education Research; Basic Character; Educational Achievement
Abstract	Abstract The purpose of this paper is to sketch thecontexts, nature and actual impacts of currenteducational reforms in Japan. A brief overviewis provided of the basic characteristics of theJapanese education system and trends ineducational reforms since the 1990s. Focusingon curriculum and teaching in primary andsecondary education, the actual impact of theseeducational reforms upon schools is examined. The basic character of present day educationalreforms in Japan may be referred to as “educational disarmament”, since the emphasisis on considerably loosening up the system interms of reducing curriculum content and thenumber of weekly hours of schooling. This iscontributing to making the educational climateof Japanese schools much “milder” than before,and is said to have contributed to a loweringof pupil's educational achievement and toeducational opportunities among differentsocial groups becoming more polarized. TheJapanese situation has implications for thefuture orientation of educational reforms inother countries, particularly in theAsia-Pacific region.
Erfasst von	OLC
Update	2023/2/05