How the Japanese Learn to Work / Edition 2

by R. P. Dore, Mari Sako

Overview

Japan is regarded as a world leader in the field of education and training for improved economic performance. Yet success in Japan is often achieved by going against what is regarded as ideal practice elsewhere. This book offers the most comprehensive review available in English of the many facets of Japanese vocational education and training. Covering the system from primary education through to in job-training offered by companies, this book provides a detailed study of current practice giving equal emphasis to formal training in explicitly vocational courses, and informal training in factories, shops and offices.
The authors analyse the difference between substantive 'person-changing' training and mere 'ability-labelling.' They raise important questions, such as: To what extent does the need to package skills to provide convenient qualifications distort the actual training given? How efficient is it to rely on professional trainers to certify the acquisition of skills, rather than run separate testing systems?
The authors reveal how, in Japanese companies, employees are strongly motivated by pride in the successful execution of their jobs, and that much company training is carried out by colleagues.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780415153454
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	08/13/1998
Series:	Nissan Institute/Routledge Japanese Studies
Edition description:	Rev
Pages:	210
Product dimensions:	5.44(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)
Age Range:	8 Years

About the Author

Ronald Dore is a Senior Research Fellow at the Centre for Economic Performance, London School of Economics and Political Science.
Mari Sako is Professor of International Business at Said Business School, University of Oxford.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 The general school system; Chapter 2 Who goes where?; Chapter 3 Vocational streams in the mainline formal education system; Chapter 4 Post-secondary, nonuniversity vocational education and training (VET); Chapter 5 Training in the enterprise; Chapter 6 Standards and qualifications; Chapter 7 Public expenditure on VET; Chapter 8 Policies and prospects;

Editorial Reviews

... provides an impressively thorough account of the vocational training institutions and the multi-faceted system of certification, regulation and standardisation of skills in Japan which ensure that VET is an ongoing process with significant economic benefits.' - International Minds

‘Since the Japanese education system is complicated, and the plethora of training courses for all kinds of jobs almost impossible to comprehend, this book has to be commended for its lucid exposition of both.' - Adults Learning

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