Yutori kyoiku, or relaxed education, was a set of education policy reforms in Japan implemented from the 1980s and expanded significantly in a 2002 curriculum revision, intended to reduce the intense academic pressure and rote memorization associated with Japanese schooling in favor of more relaxed, holistic learning with reduced curriculum content and a shortened school week. Following criticism that the reforms contributed to declining academic performance, including on international assessments, Japan reversed much of the policy from 2011 onward in what was popularly called datsu-yutori, or moving away from yutori.
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Education LevelPrimary Education (ISCED 1) 1 Key ProvisionReduces the hours and the content of the curriculum in primary education. 1 Sources
1. Yutori education - Wikipedia
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reduces the hours and the content of the curriculum in primary education
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Yutori education (ゆとり教育, yutori-kyōiku) is a Japanese education policy which reduces the hours and the content of the curriculum in primary education.
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Yutori education (ゆとり教育, yutori-kyōiku) is a Japanese education policy which reduces the hours and the content of the curriculum in primary education.
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