抄録
In this paper, the historical development of high school education policies in postwar Japan is outlined from a viewpoint of connection with the industrial community. As a result findings are provided as follows. 1) There was a big conversion of policy principle in the beginning of the 1970s, after the setback of "high school diversification" policy in the 1960s. 2) By the establishment of the smooth transition from "new graduate recruiting" to "Japanese employment (corporate education)", the high school system was highly "autonomized". 3) Although the social base of such "autonomy" was collapsed in the 1990s and afterwards, contemporary high school education policies could not cope with such situations. Lastly, problems which today's high school education policies should tackle are suggested.
