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Download full textYano, Masakazu – 1985
The purpose of this paper is to clarify the characteristics and current issues of the Japanese educational system by examining the relationship between income distribution and education. This relationship is not simply a one-way effect of education on income distribution, but an interaction between the two. Thus, we must consider the reverse…
Descriptors: Economic Factors, Educational Mobility, Educational Opportunities, Educational Status Comparison
Peer reviewedGamoran, Adam – Sociology of Education, 1996
Investigates the relationship between educational attainment and curriculum reform in Scotland's secondary schools. In the mid-1980s Scotland attempted to reduce social and educational stratification by simultaneously changing their curriculum and opening it to all students. Details the changes and presents statistical information showing the…
Descriptors: Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Evaluation, Educational Attainment
