Britain's Educational Reform: A Comparison with Japan

ISBN-13: 9780415038508 / Angielski / Twarda / 1990 / 220 str.

Mike Howarth;Mike Howarth

Opis

The Education Reform Act has introduced massive change to the British education system in part to make Britain more competitive. This book examines the reforms from the perspective of the Japanese education system and its contribution to that country's economic success. Questions are raised about comparative standards of educational attainment in the two countries and about the content and structure of education, highlighting dimensions missing from Britain's proposed reforms, but already present in Japan.

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.

Recenzje

`Thought-provoking...' - Oxford Review of Education

Spis treści

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

O autorze

Mike Howarth