The origins of Japanese credentialism
By: Ikuo Amano
Series: Japanese society series; Japanese society series
Publisher: Trans Pacific Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Balwyn North, Vic
Language: eng
Number of pages: 251
ISBN-13: 9781920901332
Subjects: History; Education; Vocational qualifications; Social classes
Work titles: Kyōiku to senbatsu no shakaishi
Notes: First published in Japanese in 1982 by Daiichi hōki as kyōiku to senbatsu no shakaishi.

Postscript includes article: "Education in a more affluent Japan," published in 1997 in the journal: Assessment in Education (4 (1), p. 51-66).  --p. 208.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 230-244) and index.
Table of contents: title: 1. Social selection and education; title: 2. The origin of selection systems; title: 3. European societies and the systematisation of competitive selection; title: 4. The establishment of a public education system and social classes; title: 5. Modernisation and the selection system in Japan; title: 6. The establishment of a public education system; title: 7. The systematisation of professions and examinations; title: 8. The structure of school education and privileges; title: 9. The hierarchical structure of schools and business corporations; title: 10. Social classes and educational opportunities; title: 11. The maturation of credentialism; title: 12. Japanese mechanisms of education and selection; title: Conclusion; title: Postscript.