Case Studies on Technical and Vocational Education in Asia and the Pacific - Japan (UNEVOC

Case Studies on Technical and Vocational Education in Asia and the Pacific - Japan (UNEVOC - ACEID, 1996, 22 p.)

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		1. A Review of the Current and Likely Future Situation Pertaining to Technical and Further Education in Japan
		2. The Existing Technical and Vocational Education System and an Improved Curriculum About Technical and Vocational Education
		3. National Policies and Innovative Measures to Promote the Further Development of Technical and Vocational Education
		4. Strategies to Innovate TVE Systems to Cope With the Changing Demands of New Technologies in Vocational Courses
		5. Measures for the Promotion of Vocational Education
		6. Measures to Improve the Quality of Teachers and Instructors

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Researcher: Muneharu Iwamoto
Senior Curriculum Specialist, Vocational Education Division
Elementary and Secondary Education Bureau
Ministry of Education, Science and Culture, Japan

Asia-Pacific Centre of Educational Innovation for Development
UNESCO PRINCIPAL REGIONAL OFFICE FOR ASIA AND THE PACIFIC, BANGKOK, 1996

UNESCO Principal Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific.

ACEID/UNESCO International Project on Technical and Vocational Education (UNEVOC).

Case studies on technical and vocational education in Asia and the Pacific: Japan, by Muneharu Iwamoto. Bangkok, UNESCO, 1996.

17 p. (Asia-Pacific Centre of Educational Innovation for Development)

1. TECHNICAL EDUCATION. 2. VOCATIONAL EDUCATION.
3. CASE STUDIES. 4. JAPAN. I. Iwamoto, Muneharu. II. Title.
III. Series.

607.95

© UNESCO 1996

First published 1994 by:
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Second published 1996 by:
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UNEVOC is the International Project on Technical and Vocational Education which was launched by UNESCO in August 1992. In the field of technical and vocational education, UNEVOC aims to foster the international exchange of ideas, experience and studies on policy issues; strengthen national research and development capabilities; facilitiate access to data bases and documentation; promote innovations in staff development: and support international cooperative actions.

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