Britain''s Educational Reform - A Comparison With Japan

Zusatztext `Thought-provoking...' - Oxford Review of Education Informationen zum Autor Mike Howarth Klappentext This book questions many of Britain's idiosyncratic attitudes towards education. Dimensions missing from Britain's recent reforms, but present in Japan are highlighted. The author argues that Britain could learn a lot from Japan in order to improve education and vocational training considerably. Zusammenfassung Questions many of Britain's idiosyncratic attitudes towards education and argues that Britain could learn from Japan and improve education and vocational training considerably. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Background to Change 2. The Statistics of Difference 3. Elements Missing from the Educational Reforms 4. Examinations and Progression Through the System 5. The National Curriculum 6. Vocationalism in Schools 7. Attitudes 8. The Economic Objectives of Education and Training

Product details

• Authors: Mike Howarth, Howarth Mike
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.11.1990
• EAN: 9780415038508
• ISBN: 978-0-415-03850-8
• No. of pages: 218
• Series: Nissan Institute/Routledge Japanese Studies; Education in Society Series; Nissan Institute/Routledge Japanese Studies
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > General, dictionaries; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Japan, POLITICAL SCIENCE / General, Business and Management, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, Business & management, Regional Studies, Regional / International studies, Moral and social purpose of education, Moral & social purpose of education, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General