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
To build an enriching and dynamic society as we move toward the twenty-first century, we need to create a lifelong learning society in which people have the freedom to select learning opportunities at any time in their lives and in which such learning achievements are properly evaluated. The following social factors have made the development of such a social environment important.
