edu 304 - comparative education - National Open University of Nigeria

in the Universities. In the same vein, teachers for the Japanese higher
institutions are equally trained in the Universities. It should be noted
that before a person can be appointed to teach in any public tertiary
institution, such a person is expected to have a minimum of Masters
degree in the area where he wants to teach.
3.1.7 Adult Education
Adult education in Japan is regarded as social education. This kind
of education is always organized by the Ministry of Education for the
Japanese citizens who are not in the formal school. Towards this
education, the Ministry of Education always provides correspondence
courses. Such correspondence courses are in vocational, technical,
agricultural, fishery as well as forestry subjects.
The ministry efforts are always complemented with radio and
television programmes particularly in the area of general education.
Nongovernmental bodies also assist in Japanese adult education.
3.1.8 Special Education
Right from the year 1973, an official recognition was accorded the
education of special children in Japan. Like other levels of education,
special education has its own objectives. Its objectives include the
following:
(a) To identify and give appropriate educational programmes to
the affected children,
(b) To establish national centres for research and training,
(c) For the integration, whenever possible of the handicapped with
normal children and
(d) To render other possible assistance to the handicapped children.
3.1.9 Tertiary Education
In Japan, there are three categories of tertiary institution. They are:
(a) University (b) Junior College and (c) College of technology. In the
University, degrees are awarded and students spend between 4-6 years
depending on their course of study.
At the Junior College, degrees are not awarded unlike in the
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