PART Recent Trends and Developments in Government Policies in Education, Science and Culture
Chapter 3 Improvement and Enrichment of Elementary and Secondary Education
1 Outline of Policies
Elementary and secondary education in Japan has gained an international
reputation for both its level of quantitative expansion and its high quality,
but it is often pointed out that certain educational systems and practices have
tended to be excessively uniform and inflexible. It is necessary to improve and
update the existing systems in the coming years with a view to helping children
develop individuality and foster diverse abilities and talents.
With this in view, the Ministry of Education Science and Culture
carries out policies and measures for the improvement and enrichment of the school
curriculum, for the reform of upper secondary school education, for the improvement
of the quality of teachers and for the improvement and enrichment of educational
conditions