Second International Handbook of Lifelong Learning, 2011
The phrase ‘muen shakai’ (meaning ‘a society without relationships’) was invented in 2010 to desc... more The phrase ‘muen shakai’ (meaning ‘a society without relationships’) was invented in 2010 to describe the essence of Japanese society. The number of single-person households is increasing in Japan, as it quickly becomes a ‘super-ageing society’: the percentage of those over 65 years old is expected to reach 25% in 2013 and 30% in 2024. Solitary deaths of single people are therefore becoming a social issue in Japan. In this chapter, I would like to shed light on lifelong learning, a practice that may help revitalize local communities facing the consequences of a rapidly ageing population. Japanese lifelong learning programmes have gone through severe budget cuts during the recessionary period of the last 20 years, as they have been seen as a luxury unworthy of public subsidy. The Japanese government has been trying over the last few years to promote the continuous education of the unemployed; unfortunately, many Japanese do not consider employment-based learning as an aspect of lifelong learning. Most Japanese think that the purpose of education and lifelong learning is personal development and spiritual growth rather than anything directly connected to human resource development or economic development.
This paper argues that the values and practices of lifelong learning are well accepted in Japanes... more This paper argues that the values and practices of lifelong learning are well accepted in Japanese society. Nevertheless, lifelong learning has not so far been successful in building a strong learning ethic that teaches creativity and includes everyone. The current state of lifelong learning in Japan is described and divisions between formal and non-formal schooling discussed. The author expounds a potential for a new learning system in which the school, the home and the community are united as a single, harmonious unit.
Within Japanese education reform in recent years, lifelong learning has come to occupy an importa... more Within Japanese education reform in recent years, lifelong learning has come to occupy an important place. The focus has been on a shift from providers of education and training to individual learners. A succession of policy measures has been developed, such as the ...
ED462587 - International Handbook of Lifelong Learning. Part One [and] Part Two. Kluwer Internati... more ED462587 - International Handbook of Lifelong Learning. Part One [and] Part Two. Kluwer International Handbooks of Education. ... International Handbook of Lifelong Learning. Part One [and] Part Two. Kluwer International Handbooks of Education. ... Aspin, David, Ed.; Chapman, ...
Second International Handbook of Lifelong Learning, 2011
The phrase ‘muen shakai’ (meaning ‘a society without relationships’) was invented in 2010 to desc... more The phrase ‘muen shakai’ (meaning ‘a society without relationships’) was invented in 2010 to describe the essence of Japanese society. The number of single-person households is increasing in Japan, as it quickly becomes a ‘super-ageing society’: the percentage of those over 65 years old is expected to reach 25% in 2013 and 30% in 2024. Solitary deaths of single people are therefore becoming a social issue in Japan. In this chapter, I would like to shed light on lifelong learning, a practice that may help revitalize local communities facing the consequences of a rapidly ageing population. Japanese lifelong learning programmes have gone through severe budget cuts during the recessionary period of the last 20 years, as they have been seen as a luxury unworthy of public subsidy. The Japanese government has been trying over the last few years to promote the continuous education of the unemployed; unfortunately, many Japanese do not consider employment-based learning as an aspect of lifelong learning. Most Japanese think that the purpose of education and lifelong learning is personal development and spiritual growth rather than anything directly connected to human resource development or economic development.
This paper argues that the values and practices of lifelong learning are well accepted in Japanes... more This paper argues that the values and practices of lifelong learning are well accepted in Japanese society. Nevertheless, lifelong learning has not so far been successful in building a strong learning ethic that teaches creativity and includes everyone. The current state of lifelong learning in Japan is described and divisions between formal and non-formal schooling discussed. The author expounds a potential for a new learning system in which the school, the home and the community are united as a single, harmonious unit.
Within Japanese education reform in recent years, lifelong learning has come to occupy an importa... more Within Japanese education reform in recent years, lifelong learning has come to occupy an important place. The focus has been on a shift from providers of education and training to individual learners. A succession of policy measures has been developed, such as the ...
ED462587 - International Handbook of Lifelong Learning. Part One [and] Part Two. Kluwer Internati... more ED462587 - International Handbook of Lifelong Learning. Part One [and] Part Two. Kluwer International Handbooks of Education. ... International Handbook of Lifelong Learning. Part One [and] Part Two. Kluwer International Handbooks of Education. ... Aspin, David, Ed.; Chapman, ...
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