Name: Tomasito C. Daming, Jr.

VCI Sunday Sec-C

The Teaching Profession
Instructor: Dr. Edwind Recente
EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM OF JAPAN
-Highly centralized & administered by the Mombusho or
Ministry of education
-Serves 24 million students from kindergarten to University
-Seen as a model of how to operate schools.
- Students are well-disciplined
In 2005, a book Japan in the 21st Century: Environment,
Economy, & Society says:

Students perform far better on international

exams than americans
& Best in the world in solving mathematical
equations

Low crime rates but rather have an overwhelming

civility
BASIC EDUCATION STRUCTURE
-Education is free & compulsory for 6 to 15 yrs.
-Spend 243 days a year in school
- Teaching method is usually lecture
-Lower Secondary schools,Class size average 38 & periods,
55 mins long
-Upper Secondary offer academic, technical, & vocational
programs.
5 BASIC LEVELS:
1. Kindergarten
2. Elementary-Grade I-VI (6yrs)
3. Lower Secondary-Grade 7-9 ( 3yrs)
4. Higher Secondary-Grade 10-12( 3yrs)
5. College (usually 4 yrs)
STANDARD CURRICULUM:
a. Japanese language
b. Social studies
c. Math
d. Science
e. Art music
f. Home Economics
g. Physical education
HIGHER EDUCATION
JUNIOR COLLEGES BY WOMEN
-Home economics, Nursing, Teaching, Humanities &
Social Science
-80% of University enrolment are from private institution
-60% of the Universities have graduate Schools
-Only 7% of University Graduate getsMasters Degree

-At the Doctorate level, students are enrol in Medical

Programs & Humanities
Requirement to Enroll in Universities
-Pass the National Achievement Test
-Pass the College Entrance exam
EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM OF SOUTH AFRICA
-Constitution guarantees equal access to basic education
-In May 1994, Ministry of Eduacation was tasked to deal
with education and training at the National level.
-Education is compulsory from Grade I-IX
BASIC EDUCATION STRUCTURE
FORMAL EDUCATION CATEGORY ACCORDING TO
LEVEL OR SECTORS LINKED:

Public Ordinary School Ed

Independent School Ed

Special School Ed

Technical College Ed

Teacher Training

Technikon

University Training
Compulsory General Education & Training (GET) covers 3
phases:
1. Junior Primary (Grade 1-3)
2. Senior Primary (Grade 4-6)
3. Junior Secondary (Grade 7-9)
FURTHER EDUCATION AND TRAINING (FET) or the
Senior Secondary Education covers Grade 10-12.
8 LEARNING AREAS FROM GET TO FET
CERTIFICATE:
Language, Literacy, & Communication
Mathematical Literacy, Mathematics
Natural Scence
Technology
Human & Social Science
Economics, & Management Science
Arts, & Culture
Life Orientation
HIGHER EDUCATION
INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION INCLUDE
1. Colleges
2. Technikons
3. Universities
Colleges
Offer a 3-yr Programme leading to diploma of
Education (4-yr for Higher Diploma)
Nursing offer 4-yr course
Agriculttural colleges offer 1,2,3 yr Diploma
courses
Technikons& Universities

Offer Bachelor (4-yr course), Masteral, &

Doctoral degree program in technology