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A comparative study on internationalisation of education in Japan :

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A comparative study on internationalisation of education in Japan :

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Kamijo, Masako

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ideal Japanese society, man and knowledge

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Institute of Education, University of London

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1985

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Ph.D.

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Institute of Education, University of London

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1985

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Chapter I sets out the problems which have been raised by therapid internationalisation of Japan. Holmes' 'problem solvingapproach' is used to describe problems emerging since the 1960s.The difficulties which Japan faces in international organisationsand at home are observed. Changes in the international relationsof Japan and the 'no-change' in the traditional 'mental states'of Japanese people create a general problem. The analysis made ofthe general problem in Chapter I indicates that it will benecessary to develop various models for further analysis.The extent to which Japan has been internationalised in practideis examined. A distinction is drawn between the specific anageneral international features of the process. Features which areobstacles to the internationalisation of Japan are identified andrelated to the internationalisation of education.A number of models are then presented which can be used toanalyse the problem. For example, in Chapter II, three idealmodels of man, society, and knowledge are constructed.Traditional and modern models are based on Max Weber's socialtheory, and the concepts of the United Nations' Charter are usedfor the international model.In Chapter III, an ideal Japanese model of society, man, andknowledge is constructed. The traditional and modern models,constructed in Chapter II, are used to analyse the importantlegislation in Japan in two periods; between 1868 and 19 45 basedon the Imperial Oath of Five Articles and after 1945 based on the Japanese Constitution of 19L6.In Chapters III and IV the Japanese models are used to identitytraditional and modern features of man, society, and knowledge,in the fields of politics, economics, education, and society.Through the study of practice the extent to which traditionalfeatures are maintained and modern features are rejected can bediscovered.In Chapter VI attention is given to the internationalisation ofeducation. An examination of the internationalisation of Japanindicates the role education might play. Government and nongovernmentproposals to eliminate problems in an internationalsociety and to promote the internationalisation of Japan areexamined and the proposed policies are assessed in practice. As aconsequence, the author's recommendation is that theinternationalisation of education should be achieved through theeducation of child returnees by giving them bilingualinstruction.Chapter VII concludes the overall analysis and presents theauthor's recommendations.

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Kamijo, Masako

Institute of Education, University of London

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