The Role of Parents and Community in the Education of the Japanese Child |
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| Authors: | Email author" target="_blank">Heidi?KnipprathEmail author |
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| Institution: | (1) Department of Methodology School of Business, Public Administration and Technology, University of Twente, P.O. Box 217, 7500 Enschede, AE, The Netherlands |
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| Abstract: | In Japan, there has been an increased concern about family and community participation in the child s education. Traditionally, the role of parents and community in Japan has been one of support and less one of active involvement in school learning. Since the government commenced education reforms in the last quarter of the 20th century, a more active role for parents and the community in education has been encouraged. These reforms have been inspired by the need to tackle various problems that had arisen, such as the perceived harmful elements of societys preoccupation with academic achievement and the problematic behavior of young people. In this paper, the following issues are examined: (1) education policy and reform measures with regard to parent and community involvement in the childs education; (2) the state of parent and community involvement at the eve of the 20th century. |
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| Keywords: | active involvement community education reform Japan parents partnership schooling support |
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