218 Pages
by
Routledge
224 Pages
by
Routledge
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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.
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
Biography
Mike Howarth
`Thought-provoking...' - Oxford Review of Education