| StorageSite | UCL Institute of Education |
| Description | Comprises correspondence and papers regarding Simon's visit to Japan from October 15th - November 5th 1985, including:
An account written by Simon detailing the seminars and lectures he participated in and visits to schools made during the trip. It also includes his general impressions of the comprehensive secondary education system in Japan and Britain and on Japan in general
Greetings cards from people Simon met whilst visiting Japan
Itinerary for the trip
Correspondence with Masao Ota regarding arrangements for the trip and the translation and publication in Japan of Simon's books on secondary education provision including 'Does Education Matter?' and 'The Evolution of the Comprehensive School', and lectures given by Simon during his visit
Invitation to Simon to give a lecture on 'Educational Reform in Britain' from Professor Tsuneo of Hosei University
Correspondence with Yoshihiko Sugano, Professor Sadahiko Fujioka, Fujie Ogawa, Miyoshi Sato, Takeo Ueda, Teruhisa Horio and Professor Toshihiko Fujii regarding Simon's visit, particularly the content of the lectures he gave at various universities
'Some recent world trends in early childhood care and education', an article by Teruhisa Horio
'Education in Japan and Ability-First Principle (Meritocracy): a critique from the standpoint of the right of the child' paper given by Teruhisa Horio, at the International Congress of Child Psychology 1-8 July 1979
'Empire-ism in the Education of Modern Japan' paper given by Teruhisa Horio at the World Conference of Comparative Education, 2-6 July 1984 |