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Japan and Education

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  • © 1991

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Authors:
  1. Michael D. Stephens

    1. University of Nottingham, UK

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
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  2. On Being Japanese

    • Michael D. Stephens
    Pages 1-13

  3. The View From 1876

    • Michael D. Stephens
    Pages 14-28

  4. ‘The Excessiveness of Change’ (Itō Hirobumi, 1879)

    • Michael D. Stephens
    Pages 29-41

  5. ‘We Stand for Divine Rulership.’ Japan and Education in the 1930–45 Period

    • Michael D. Stephens
    Pages 42-82

  6. The American Occupation of Japan

    • Michael D. Stephens
    Pages 83-113

  7. The Drive for Economic Great Power Status

    • Michael D. Stephens
    Pages 114-146

  8. Conclusion: Education in the 1980s and Beyond

    • Michael D. Stephens
    Pages 147-160

  9. Back Matter

    Pages 161-166
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The Japanese take education very seriously. They see economic success and social wellbeing as intimately tied-up with such provision. Perhaps no other country can equal the level of commitment of the Japanese to education. This book explores the development of such attitudes, the history of Japan's response to them, and the modern debates and initiatives as government and people wrestle with contemporary changes and prepare for a tomorrow which they see as making education even more central to a country's health. Those outside Japan who wish to understand its economic success will find much to give them thought within these pages.

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  • University of Nottingham, UK

    Michael D. Stephens

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