A study of postwar education in Japan which is intended to shed light on the development of Japanese educational policy. Major educational documents are included, some taken from records of the American occupation forces and others being original translations from Japanese sources.

Edward R. Beauchamp, James M. Vardaman Jr, James M. Vardaman Jr

Part I: JAPANESE EDUCATION AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF POSTWAR EDUCATION POLICY, 1945-1985 Introduction: Japanese Education since 1945 Part 11: SELECTED DOCUMENTS A. War, Defeat, and Occupation, 1890-1952 B. Consolidation and Reversal of Course, 1953-1960 C. Economic Expansion and Student Unrest, 1960-1973 D. From on Shock to Economic Giant, 1973-1990