PART Recent Trends and Developments in Government Policies in Education, Science and Culture
Chapter 1 Implementation of Educational Reform
2 Progress of Educational Reform
(3) Implementation of the Central Council's Recommendations
During the 14th session of the Central Council for Education
which convened in April 1989, two reports were submitted by the Council to the
Minister of Education, Science and Culture entitled respectively, "The Development
of an infrastructure for Lifelong Learning," (January 1990) and "Reforms of Various
Educational Systems for Relevance in a New Age," (April 1991).
Moreover, in April 1991 the Ministry established a Headquarters
for he Implementation of Educational Policies and Measures as a means of enacting
various proposals presented in the Council's reports. For example, the Ministry
sent circulars regarding the Council's educational reform proposals to relevant
institutions, and organized a committee on the implementation of reforms in upper
secondary education. This committee recommended the establishment of new comprehensive
courses (June 1992) and the development of ways and means for selecting students
for upper secondary schools in accordance with the various type of courses (August
1992) Furthermore, in regard to special educational measures for gifted students,
in October 1991, a consultative committee was established for the purpose of
developing special educational measures for gifted students. This committee is
actively continuing its work.