PART II Recent Trends and Developments in Government Policies in Education, Science and Culture
Chapter 2. Preparing for a Lifelong Learning Society
Section 1. Why Japan Needs to Build a Lifelong Learning Society
1. The harmful effects of a society preoccupied with academic credentials:
To remedy the harmful effects of society's present preoccupation with academic credentials, it is necessary to build a society in which there is proper evaluation of learning achievements throughout an individual's life.
