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PART I New Directions in School Education
Chapter 3. Creating Upper Secondary Schools with Distinctive Characteristics
Section 2. Establishment of the Integrated Course


Ever since the establishment of the postwar system of upper secondary schools in 1948, upper secondary education has been provided under a structure consisting of general and specialized courses, the latter concentrating on vocational education. Under the new framework that is being promoted actively as part of the reform of upper secondary education, a third course was introduced in fiscal 1994. This section examines the aims and characteristics of the new course, known as the integrated course.


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