少子化社会と教育政策の課題(I 課題研究論文「変化する社会と子どもからの教育政策」)

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This paper discusses the present trend in Japan of the declining number of children and the issues which will surface as a result of this trend. The structure of the paper is as follows: Preface I. The Phenomena of Declining Number of Children II. The Effects of the Trend on Education A. The Immediate Effects 1. The Effects on School Education (a) The Difficulties of Maintaining Standardized School and Class Sizes (b) The Unbalanced Recruitment of Teachers (c) The Competition Among Schools to Increase Pupils 2. The Effects on Home Education (a) Home Education in the Framework of "Modern Civilization" (b) Excessive Parental Protection and Interference Over Children (c) Lack of Constructive Sibling Interaction (d) Increase in Divorce 3. The Effects on Informal Education (a) Prosperity of Industries Targetting Children (b) Disappearence of Gang-Age (c) Decline of Children's Activities in the Community B. The Long-term Effects III. Policy Measures for Increasing Birth Rate IV. Educational Policy Measures for the Promotion of Merits and Overcoming Demerits Concluding Remarks