PART Issues and Developments of Policies in Education, Science and Culture
Chapter 2. Promoting Lifelong Learning
3. Lifelong Learning and Schools
(3) Diversification of Access to Schools
In order to integrate working and other people in society into
universities and schools. the provision of access different from that for traditional
students is needed.
To this end, various measures have been taken ; in evening (part-time)
and correspondence courses, class hours and teaching methods are being improved
; the University Entrance Qualification Test and special quota for adults and
working applicants are employed to make application qualification and screening
standards more flexible ; and the system of auditors and research students allows
for taking only a part of courses according to students' needs.