The Japanese education system is widely praised as a model to be emulated in western countries. In Japan, however, the system is widely criticized for its strict uniformity and for its supposed failure to train the creative minds needed for the next stage of economic advance. Twice since 1967 the Japanese government has embarked on, but then failed to see through, major reform initiatives. This book explains why the reform attempts have failed. The failure lies, the author shows, in the inability of bureaucrats, party leaders and politicians to agree. Moreover, the author goes on to argue, when these rifts develop the Japanese policy-making process becomes strangely paralyzed, with no way of breaking the impasse. This "immobilism", the author argues, is not confined to education reform, but afflicts all aspects of Japanese policy-making.

Education, Racism and Reform (Education in Society)

Politics & Social Sciences

Troyna, Barry

Social Sciences

Routledge

Both teachers and the general public have traditionally been unwilling to acknowledge that ideas of `race' might play a part in the lives of primary school children. This book, based on extensive interviews with black and white children in their last two years of primary schooling is a fascinating study of how `race' emerges for young children as a plausible explanatory framework for incidents in their everyday lives and as a possible weapon in the perpetual power struggles of the primary school world. The final picture is both disturbing in its demonstration of how significant racism is in the lives of white children and hopeful in showing how frequently anti-racist attitudes exist even in the thinking of children who engage in racist behaviour. A final chapter looks at how school policy can combat racism and build on these positive elements. This book should be of interest to primary teachers and students of race at all levels, educational management and professionals in education.

Racism in Children's Lives: A Study of Mainly-White Primary Schools

Hatcher, Richard

Sociology

covers a range of national and international topics which have been written by a distinguished group of experts on race and ethnicity. The reader will find new articles covering recent events, historical and theoretical perspectives and important figures. Over half of the book has been revised or rewritten and all of the articles include fully-updated lists of further reading.

Dict Race & Ethnic Relatn

Banton, Michael

Van Den Berghe, Pierre L.

Jennings, James

Cashmore, Ernest

Education, Racism and Reform (RLE Edu J)

In this introductory text the authors look closely at widely held assumptions about ‘race’ and schooling in Britain, and evaluate the role of the school in a multi-ethnic society. Focusing on contemporary issues and concerns, they consider such controversial questions as: Is the education system rigged against black pupils? Is ‘tolerance’ really a characteristic of the British? The volume provides a detailed analysis of the Education Reform Act (1988) and the debate surrounding the National Curriculum, and asks whether these new initiatives do truly open the doors of opportunity for all children.

Carrington, Bruce

Reference

Views from the chalk face: School responses to an LEA's policy on multicultural education (Policy papers in ethnic relations)

Centre for Research in Ethnic Relations, University of Warwick

Introduction to Race Relations

Racism in Children's Lives: A Study of Mainly-white Primary Schools (Routledge Library Editions: Education and Race)

Originally published in 1992. Both teachers and the general public have traditionally been unwilling to acknowledge that concepts of ‘race’ might play a part in the lives of primary school children. For this book the authors spent a term in each of three mainly white primary schools. They talked to black and white pupils individually and in small groups about issues, not necessarily of ‘race’, which the children themselves saw as important. From these conversations they present a fascinating study of how ‘race’ emerges for young children as a plausible explanatory framework for incidents in their everyday lives. The final picture is both disturbing in its demonstration of how significant racism is and hopeful in showing how frequently anti-racist attitudes exist even in the thinking of children who engage in racist behaviour. A final chapter looks at how school policy can combat racism and build on these positive elements.

Education & Teaching

Schools & Teaching

<p><p>Originally published in 1992. Both teachers and the general public have traditionally been unwilling to acknowledge that concepts of 'race' might play a part in the lives of primary school children. For this book the authors spent a term in each of three mainly white primary schools. They talked to black and white pupils individually and in small groups about issues, not necessarily of 'race', which the children themselves saw as important. From these conversations they present a fascinating study of how 'race' emerges for young children as a plausible explanatory framework for incidents in their everyday lives. The final picture is both disturbing in its demonstration of how significant racism is and hopeful in showing how frequently anti-racist attitudes exist even in the thinking of children who engage in racist behaviour. A final chapter looks at how school policy can combat racism and build on these positive elements.</p></p>

Children & Controversial Issues: Strategies for the Early & Middle Years

Falmer Press

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