Japan began to modernize its education system during the late 19th century by drawing upon models provided by the West but without having to experience the phenomenon of colonization. During the post-WWII period, its education system was restructured, under strong influence from the United States. Then, during the 1990s, there was further wide-ranging reform of the system. These three waves of change have enabled Japan’s education system to play a vital role in Japanese society, first through its contribution to the modernization of Japanese culture during the late 19th century, then by contributing to the high-speed pace of economic growth from the late 1950s, and recently by enabling Japan to become a rich and globally advanced nation.

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书评：《日本的教育：对教育改革与实践的全面分析》。

日本在19世纪后期开始借鉴西方国家提供的模式，但无需经历殖民现象，就开始对其教育系统进行现代化改造。在第二次世界大战后时期，在美国的强大影响下，其教育体系进行了重组。然后，在1990年代，对该系统进行了更广泛的改革。这三波变革使日本的教育体系能够在日本社会中发挥至关重要的作用，首先是通过其对19世纪后期日本文化现代化的贡献，然后是从20世纪后期开始的高速经济增长做出的贡献。 1950年代，最近又通过使日本成为一个富裕和全球先进的国家。