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17.Identity, Citizenship and Education in an Emerging“Crossover Society”: A Japanese Case Basedon an International Comparative Survey on Youth CultureHidenori Fujita, Ph. D.Graduate School of EducationUniversity of Tokyo, JaponAge of Education reform 1A New tide of education reform:—Privatization, marketization and liberalization of education.—Consumer orientation and neo-liberal ideology.—National concern over the quality of schooling and neoconservativeideology.Shift from a “Segmented Society” toward a “Crossover Society”Boundary destructive changesPost modern, social and ideological changes, IT revolution,Globalization etc. Nation state, social grouping, school to wordtransition, gender role. And their associated identity.Segmented societyRoles, statuses and social groups are clearly defined both structurallyand institutionally; life space is differentiated and divided into distinctive1Resume for the presentation at the Education for an Interdependent World (EDIW)Seminar held at Salamanca (Spain), October 18-19, 2002.