Education, equality, and meritocracy in a global age : the Japanese approach / Takehiko Kariya, Jeremy Rappleye.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kariya, Takehiko, 1955- author.

Rappleye, Jeremy, author.

Series:

International perspectives on education reform

International perspectives on school reform series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Educational equalization--Japan.

Educational equalization.

Educational change--Japan.

Educational change.

Education and globalization.

Japan.

Education and globalization--Japan.

Merit (Ethics).

Physical Description:

viii, 231 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Teachers College Press, [2020]

Summary:

"Kariya and Rappleye focus on the Japanese model, looking at the country's educational history and policy shifts. They show how the Japanese experience can inform global approaches to educational reform and policymaking -and how this kind of exploration can reinvigorate a more rigorous discussion of meritocracy, equality, and education. This book is made available as an open-access electronic publication with the generous support of the Suntory Foundation"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

1 Introduction: Rethinking Education and Equality in an Era of Inequality p. 1

Toward a Global Meritocracy? A Brief History of an Ideal p. 1

A Meritocratic Utopia? The Importance of Japan in the Discussion p. 8

Purpose and Aims of the Book p. 11

Outline of the Chapters p. 18

2 The Japanese Story: Topography of Confrontation, Roots of the Problem p. 21

The Story Begins: Why 1958? p. 21

Why the Late 1950s? p. 22

The Meaning of "Reverse Course" p. 23

The Great 6-3 Experiment p. 30

Excavating the Problem: Descending Beyond Left/Right Confrontation p. 40

3 The Negative Prewar Legacy and the Roots of the American Model p. 49

Prewar Allocation of Education Resources p. 49

How to Solve the Problem p. 57

American Roots: The Scientific-Management Revolution p. 60

Individualization of Learning and the Logic of Educational Finance p. 71

4 Drafting the Postwar Blueprint p. 76

Beginning Again Postwar p. 76

Postwar Demands p. 79

The World of Standardization as the Japanese Approach to Equality p. 85

5 The Unknown Revolution: Spatial Equality p. 98

Educational Financing Trends and Inequalities Between Regions p. 98

The Unknown Revolution-Homogenization of Educational Conditions p. 108

Spatial Equality: Toward Even Greater Homogenization p. 118

6 The Ambivalence of Standardization p. 138

National Survey of Academic Achievement: A Reanalysis Connections to Achievement p. 153

Spatial Equality and Ambivalence: Homeroom, Collective Order, and Exam Competition p. 162

7 The Whereabouts of Spatial Equality in Contemporary Japan p. 171

The Ease of Understanding the Object of Critique p. 171

Dismantling the World of Standardization? Policy Reforms 1995-2020 p. 173

A Deeper Clash: Spatial Equality Versus Reforms for Individualized Learning p. 180

Inflected Perspectives: The Optical Illusion of Individuality and Individualism p. 186

8 Conclusion: Implications for a Global Age p. 191

Neither Dystopia nor Utopia: Revisiting Michael Young's Vision p. 191

Japan in the Global Conversation: Still on the Meritocracy Frontier? p. 200

Education and Equality 30 Years into Neoliberalism p. 206.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Kariya, Takehiko, 1955- Education, equality, and meritocracy in a global age.

ISBN:

9780807764084

0807764086

9780807764091

0807764094

OCLC:

1140377147