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Japan isolated itself under the Tokugawa regime (1600–1867)
In 1600 very few common people were literate. By the period's end, learning had become widespread -
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Education through out japan and Meiji reforms
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A modern concept of childhood emerged in Japan as part of its engagement with the West
A modern concept of childhood emerged in Japan after 1850 as part of its engagement with the West -
40-50% of Japanese boys, and 15% of the girls, had some schooling
By the 1860s, 40-50% of Japanese boys, and 15% of the girls, had some schooling outside the home. -
schools were no longer religious institutions nor were they predominantly located in temples
These schools were no longer religious institutions, nor were they, by 1867, predominantly located in temples. -
reformers set Japan on a rapid course of modernization, with a public education system like that of Western Europe
After 1868 reformers set Japan on a rapid course of modernization, with a public education system like that of Western Europe -
school textbooks based on Confucianism were replaced by westernized texts.
After 1870 school textbooks based on Confucianism were replaced by westernized texts. -
Elementary school enrollments climbed from about 40 or 50 percent of the school-age population
Elementary school enrollments climbed from about 40 or 50 percent of the school-age population in the 1870s to more than 90 percent by 1900, despite strong public protest, especially against school fees. -
schools were generating new sensibilities regarding childhood.
After 1890 Japan had numerous reformers, child experts, magazine editors, and well-educated mothers who bought into the new sensibility. -
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Yaan Ahmed, Muhammad Bilal, Ebad Khan, Ismail Qureshi and Ateeb Sohail.
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