Educational Decentralization pp 97-113 | Cite as
TRENDS AND ISSUES IN DEREGULATION AND DECENTRALIZATION OF EDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRATION IN JAPAN
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In the late 19th century, Japan centralized its institutions, including education, in attempt to catch up with the Western industrialized nations. However, in order to maintain its competitive edge as a world leader in the economic globalization process, a century later the national leadership instituted a series of reforms designed to deregulate and decentralize the educational system. The objective was to provide sufficient flexibility and local control at the school level so that creativity, individual initiative, and the spirit of entrepreneurship would become part of the teaching learning process for each new generation of Japanese students.
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General Education Educational Reform School Choice Lower Secondary School Educational Administration
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