The age of meritocracy

The occupational transformation of post-war Japan occurred as large numbers of youth from agricultural households migrated into other sectors. At the same time, advancement to high school took a sharp upturn. The synchronicity of these events attests to the rising importance of educational credentia...

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Published inEducation Reform and Social Class in Japan pp. 42 - 55
Main Authors Kariya, Takehiko, Burtscher, Michael
Format Book Chapter
LanguageEnglish
Published United Kingdom Routledge 2013
Taylor & Francis Group
Edition1
Subjects
Educational strategies & policy
Social classes
Society & culture: general
Middle School Graduates
Birth Cohort
Father's Occupation
Dummy Variable
Social Reproduction
Sharp Upturn
Talk Of The Town
High School Rank
Manual Worker Households
Social Class Background
High School Attended
Ascriptive Factors
Occupational Transformation
Social Selection Mechanism
Post-secondary Education
Mass Education Society
Occupational Attainment
Agricultural Households
Occupational Allocation
Youngest Birth Cohort
Scholastic Ability
High School Entrance
Degree Achievement
Self-reported Grades
Scholastic Achievement
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ISBN1138851779
0415556872
9780415556873
9781138851771
DOI10.4324/9780203076996-4

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Summary:The occupational transformation of post-war Japan occurred as large numbers of youth from agricultural households migrated into other sectors. At the same time, advancement to high school took a sharp upturn. The synchronicity of these events attests to the rising importance of educational credentials in transiting from agriculture to other occupations. What kind of changes did the massification of high school education bring to the mechanism by which people were allocated to occupations and assigned social status?
ISBN:1138851779
0415556872
9780415556873
9781138851771
DOI:10.4324/9780203076996-4