210 Pages
by
Routledge
210 Pages
by
Routledge
216 Pages
by
Routledge
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Japan is regarded as a world leader in the field of education and training for improved economic performance. Yet success in Japan is often achieved by going against what is regarded as ideal practice elsewhere. This book offers the most comprehensive review available in English of the many facets of Japanese vocational education and training. Covering the system from primary education through to... Read more
Chapter 1 The general school system; Chapter 2 Who goes where?; Chapter 3 Vocational streams in the mainline formal education system; Chapter 4 Post-secondary, nonuniversity vocational education and training (VET); Chapter 5 Training in the enterprise; Chapter 6 Standards and qualifications; Chapter 7 Public expenditure on VET; Chapter 8 Policies and prospects;
Biography
Ronald Dore is a Senior Research Fellow at the Centre for Economic Performance, London School of Economics and Political Science.
Mari Sako is Professor of International Business at Said Business School, University of Oxford.
... provides an impressively thorough account of the vocational training institutions and the multi-faceted system of certification, regulation and standardisation of skills in Japan which ensure that VET is an ongoing process with significant economic benefits.' - International Minds
`Since the Japanese education system is complicated, and the plethora of training courses for all kinds of jobs almost impossible to comprehend, this book has to be commended for its lucid exposition of both.' - Adults Learning
