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Peer reviewedAoki, Koji; McCarthy, Martha – Journal of Law and Education, 1984
Reviews the governance of Japanese public schools since World War II. Unlike the United States, the Japanese government has centralized control of education, and the courts defer to government authority in educational matters. (MD)
Descriptors: Academic Freedom, Civil Rights, Court Litigation, Elementary Secondary Education
Download full textLawlor, John M., Jr. – 2000
In August 1945, the United States unleashed an atomic weapon against the Japanese at Hiroshima and Nagasaki and brought an end to World War II. These bombs killed in two ways -- by the blast's magnitude and resulting firestorm, and by nuclear fallout. After the Soviet Union exploded its first atom bomb in 1949, the Cold War waged between the two…
Descriptors: Civil Defense, Fallout Shelters, Foreign Countries, Government Role
Moro'oka, Kazufusa; And Others – 1989
Three adult education programs being conducted in Japan are described in the case studies in this packet. The first case study (by K. Moro'oka) describes an adult education center in Ohyama in which education and community services are integrated. The program first put emphasis on community building, then on the development of human resources.…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Case Studies, College Programs
