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PART Recent Trends and Developments in Government Policies in Education, Science and Culture

Recognizing the necessity of dealing with educational reform as a responsibility of the entire Government, the Government created a Ministerial Conference for the Implementation of Educational Reform, immediately after the presentation of the first report by the National Council on Educational Reform. Then, on receiving each of the four successive reports of the Council, the Government made it clear. By a Cabinet decision, that it pays the highest regard to the Council's report. Further, in October 1987 the Cabinet set forth a policy paper entitled "Policy Guidelines for the Implementation of Educational Reform." In this policy paper, the Government set out its strategies for implementing the Council's recommendations with regard to urgent important policy issues.

In August 1987, the Ministry of Education, Science and Culture set up a "Ministry's Headquarters for the Implementation of Educational Reform" with the Minister as its chairman.