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ERIC Number: EJ401330
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1989
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Towards a Lifelong Learning Society? The Reform of Continuing Vocational Education and Training in Japan.
McCormick, Kevin
Comparative Education, v25 n2 p133-49 1989
Discusses: (1) pressures on Japan's education system encouraging development of continuing vocational training; (2) exclusion of vocational elements from compulsory schooling; (3) the scope of public vocational training; (4) the nature of training within businesses; and (5) comparisons with U.S. and European situations. Contains 34 references. (SV)
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Comparative Education, Continuing Education, Educational Change, Foreign Countries, Industrial Training, Postsecondary Education, Public Education, Secondary Education
Publication Type: Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Japan