Directions in Information Education in Japan and Taiwan as a reflection of their IT Strategies

Abstract

Up till now, Information Education in Japan has been treated narrowly as an attempt to instill computer literacy skills in support of the nation's IT strategy. What has not been considered carefully is the relation between Information Education and human development. Our comparison of Information Education in secondary schools in Japan and Taiwan suggests that the role of Information Education in Japan should be reconceptualized as being primarily part of the nation's overall education strategy.