History of Education in Japan (1600 – 2000)

Masashi Tsujimoto is Emeritus Professor at Kyoto University, Japan.Yoko Yamasaki is Professor at Mukogawa Women’s University, Japan.

• Introduction (Masashi Tsujimoto)1. Formation and Growth of an Education-Based Society: 1600 - 1868 (Masashi Tsujimoto)2. Ideals of Self-Reliance and Personal Advancement: Modern Education in the Meiji Era 1868 - 1911 (Terumichi Morikawa)3. New Education and Taisho democracy 1900s to 1930s (Yoko Yamasaki)4. Launch of the Schooling Society: the 1930s to 1950s’ (Hajime Kimura)5. Development of Education from High Economic Growth to Low Growth: 1960s and 1970s (Toshihiko Yoneda)6. Neoliberal Education Reform from the 1980s to 2000s (Satoshi Takahashi)Conclusion: Toward Continuing Conversation in Transnational Networks (Yoko Yamasaki)

"This book assembles the work of eminent historians of education to provide a coherent account of 400 years. Across these centuries the reader is invited to observe through varied lenses of literacy, economy, culture and politics, offering perspectives to sharpen a critical review of schooling today." - Professor Jun Yamana, Graduate School of Education, Kyoto University