AMANO Ikuo is a Japanese sociologist and Professor Emeritus at the University of Tokyo. He specializes in educational sociology and is known for his structural analysis of Japanese higher education and historical sociological analysis. He studies the meaning of educational systems and policies for Japanese society. In 2007, he received the Suntory Prize for Social Sciences and Humanities, one of the most prestigious academic awards in Japan, for his book “A Social History of Examinations” (written in Japanese).
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The Origins of Japanese CredentialismAMANO Ikuo
In this English translation of a semi-classi...
In this English translation of a semi-classic study, readers have the opportunity to explore the manner in which both credentialism and the various levels of the modern education system have dev...
