Children's Future after School——The Development System,Model and Characteristics of Primary After-school Service in Japan
Facing the problems of dual-career families,declining birthrate phenomenon,insecurity for children,and low marks in international assessments,after-school service in Japan(ASSJ)has gone through three stages.In legalization stage,ASSJ are incorporated into the basic legal system and gradually grow into a welfare business.In popularization stage,ASSJ projects are integrated to all children of school age.In the five-year planning stage,ASSJ are built into a popularize education that is parallel to formal education and realized normalization.Through analysis of two kinds of after-school service modes in Japan,it is found that ASSJ tends to be stable and complete,achieving a steady development between diversification and integration.ASSJ embodies some characteristics,such as soundness of support system in accordance with law,integration of home school and community,sustainability of dual evaluation mechanism,professionalization and polymorphism of after-school service teachers.
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