The transition from education to employment in the context of stratification in Japan - a view from the outside
In many industrial nations, the processes of transition from education or training to employment are very important. Using Japan as a case study, this article considers these processes from an external perspective. The main criterion used is the issue of stratification within the education
and training system. A detailed analysis of the transition process demonstrates that there is little differentiation between school students in Japan, making Japan's a very homogeneous education system by comparison with its international competitors. However, a type of indirect and/or informal
stratification results from a ranking system for educational establishments and employers, reinforced by cooperation between individual educational establishments and specific employers.
Document Type: Research Article
Affiliations: 1: University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany 2: The German School, Yokohama, Japan
Publication date: 01 May 2011
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