SCHOOL CHOICE IN JAPAN : Learning from the experiences of other countries
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Japanese public schools of compulsory education, that is, primary and junior high schools, are highly evaluated internationally for their uniformly high quality nationwide. However reality shows that more and more children have difficulties in school and become truant, refusing to attend. In Japan, children of school age are assigned to neighborhood public schools designated by the local school board. In the face of the hash reality of the increasing number of absentees, voices from all sides have been raised calling for school choice, which has now become a hot educational topic favored by politicians. This paper first reviews the Japanese school attendance zone policy, and the background of why and how school choice started. Then it studies examples of school choice as implemented in the U.S. and New Zealand. Finally, it considers the most desirable school choice policy for Japan.
日本の学校選択 : 諸外国の経験から学ぶべきもの
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