Educational Research in Japan--1972.

Roger Eli Levien

Expert InsightsPublished 1973

Survey of the Japanese educational R&D system: education agencies, research institutes, and universities and colleges. The keystone of the Japanese system is the Ministry of Education, from which most authority and funds derive. Its activities include gathering and publishing statistics, funding scientific research through grants to universities, coordinating the activities of research institutes, commissioning research studies, and nominating pilot schools for research. There are approximately 400 educational research institutes in Japan. Two of these are national: the National Institute of Educational Research (NIER) and a National Institute of Research on Special Education. In addition, each prefecture and important municipality has one, as do many private companies. The discussion lists the various types of Japanese institutes conducting educational research and outlines their activities. This paper was prepared for inclusion in the report of a field trip by the Educational Staff Seminar, Washington, D.C., to study education in Japan. The trip took place December 3-20, 1972. 9 pp.

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