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Essay on Japanese And Korean Education Systems
Japan's education system is distinct in that there is a distinct link between education and the workplace. In a system where people believe that their chances will be determined by how hard they work, it is imperative that they also believe they all have and equal chance from the beginning. Less than 4% of students leave school before the age of 15.
A large proportion of students stay on in education after senior high school; over 37% go to some form of tertiary institution and more would go if the places were available. Up to 25% of those who try to get into Japan's institutions fail to. Japan is in the Information Age as far as education is concerned. Japan is distinct in that there is a distinct link between education and the workplace.
There is still common acceptance of the idea that one of education's main functions is to produce a workforce to drive the nation's economy. Post-war employers in Japan have demanded hardworking, conformist, literate workers who are able to adjust quickly to new ideas and technologies without questioning the basis of the employer-employee relationship, and this is exactly what the education system has been designed to produce.( Blewett, 1965)
In Japan education is free and compulsory for children between the ages of 6 and 15. In Japan almost 100% of the children in this age group attend school. There are five stages in the education system, which are very similar to the U.S.: kindergarten, elementary school, lower secondary school, upper secondary school, and university.
Japan is currently in the information age and its education is reaping the benefits of it advanced technological knowledge. The Japanese take education extremely serious because it is the foundation for your future. This is why the most prestigious jobs in big business and the....
