ABSTRACT

This book questions many of Britain's idiosyncratic attitudes towards education. Dimensions missing from Britain's recent reforms, but present in Japan are highlighted. The author argues that Britain could learn a lot from Japan in order to improve education and vocational training considerably.

chapter 1|27 pages

Background to change

chapter 2|17 pages

The statistics of difference

chapter 5|34 pages

The national curriculum

chapter 6|22 pages

Vocationalism in schools

chapter 7|20 pages

Attitudes