Education and Training in Japan in the Cybernetic Age. Program Report No. 85-B2.

Autor/in	Muta, Hiromitsu
Institution	Stanford Univ., CA. Inst. for Research on Educational Finance and Governance.
Titel	Education and Training in Japan in the Cybernetic Age. Program Report No. 85-B2.
Quelle	(1985), (69 Seiten)Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Computers; Developed Nations; Educational Change; Educational Policy; Elementary Secondary Education; Employment Patterns; Foreign Countries; Labor Force; Labor Force Development; National Programs; Postsecondary Education; Public Policy; Socioeconomic Influences; Technological Advancement; Japan + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Digitalrechner; Developed countries; Industriestaat; Industrieland; Bildungsreform; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Beschäftigungsstruktur; Ausland; Labour force; Arbeitskraft; Erwerbsbevölkerung; Arbeitskräftebestand; nicht übertragen; Post-secondary education; Tertiäre Bildung; Öffentliche Ordnung; Sozioökonomischer Faktor; Technological development; Technologische Entwicklung
Abstract	The introduction of computers and other microelectronic equipment throughout the Japanese economy has not affected employment negatively, owing to economic growth and the adaptability of the workers and business organizations affected. Because rapid advances in technology are making many specialized skills and areas of knowledge obsolete, it is becoming increasingly necessary to re-educate and retrain the labor force. Schools are now asked to focus on widely applicable theory rather than on specific skills or facts, and to develop students' fundamental scholastic aptitudes, adaptability, and creativity. The skills and knowledge required for work are provided at vocational schools or through internal programs operated by businesses themselves. The changes in the educational system that are necessitated by technological advancement challenge Japanese social and cultural values and will have a significant impact on the country. Data on employment trends in Japan support the arguments made in this paper. Appendixes describe Japan's educational system and the essential characteristics of the employment system in further detail. Forty-four references are provided. (PGD)
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC