CHAPTER THE FORMATION OF THE MODERN EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM
2 The Proclamation of the Education System Order
(5) The Content of the Education System Order
The Education System Order contained 109 chapters grouped under six broad headings: 1) Large, Medium and Small School Districts; 2) Schools; 3) Teaching Staff; 4) Students and Examinations; 5) Regulations for Students Studying Abroad; 6) Educational Expenses. Several regulatory supplements were appended later during the months of March and April of 1873 including revisions in regulations for students traveling abroad for study and new regulations for specialized schools (senmon gakko) staffed by foreign instructors and foreign language schools, bringing the total number of chapters in the Education System Order to more than 200.
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THE FORMATION OF THE MODERN EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM