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Nakayama, Shuichi – Social Education, 1988
Reports that social studies has declined in the school curriculum of Japan because of its failure to keep pace with the changing orientation of Japanese society toward the future and the emergence of an internationalized society. Summarizes recent policy initiatives and curriculum developments designed to accommodate these social changes. (JDH)
Descriptors: Civics, Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries