Takehiko Kariya: 2 books
Education Reform and Social Class in Japan
The emerging incentive divide
Language: English
Release Date: December 12, 2012
Until the early 1990s, Japanese education was widely commended for achieving outstanding outcomes in global comparison. At the same time, it was frequently criticized for failing to cultivate 'individuality' and 'creativity' in students. Wide-ranging education reforms were enacted during the 1990s...
Challenges to Japanese Education
Economics, Reform, and Human Rights
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
In this volume, eight leading Japanese scholars present their research on profound and sensitive issues facing Japanese society, much of which has not been available to the English-speaking world. Traveling from Japan to engage in a unique forum at University of California, they joined eminent Professors...