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

In order to cope with diversified and heightened learning needs, the Ministry has then striving to develop and improve "social education" facilities such as citizens' public halls, public libraries and museums. It has also been endeavoring to improve the quality of "social education" leaders, as well as to secure an adequate number of these leaders. At present, various learning activities are conducted actively individual facilities for "social education". In the coming years it will be important to make each facility and each program more attractive, to secure networking with other facilities and other programs, and thus to provide people with an environment where they can easily participate in learning activities.

Regarding "social education" leaders and instructors, the national and local governments have been making efforts to provide pre-service and in-service training for these leaders and instructors. In the coming years, in order to cope adequately with diversified and heightened learning demands, it will be necessary not only to strive to further improve the quality of these personnel but also to activate the mutual exchange of information and experience among these people.