A Study on Some Critical Aspects of Secondary Education in the Countries of Asia and the Pacific. Research Proposal. Report of a Regional Workshop (1st, Tokyo, Japan, June 17-July 10, 1986).

A regional workshop on "The Study of Secondary Education in Asia and the Pacific" was attended by 18 participants from Australia, Bangladesh, China, India, Japan, Malaysia, Nepal, New Zealand, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, the Republic of Korea, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Western Samoa. The major objective of the conference was to develop a design for a joint comparative study on secondary education in the Asia and Pacific region. This document comprises the final report of this conference, a framework for undertaking such a joint comparative study. Part A is a synopsis of reports on secondary education from each of the participating countries, followed by an outline of the major issues identified. Part B presents the research design, whose objectives are as follows: (1) to provide a source of research data on selected areas of secondary education to participating countries; (2) to identify areas of major concern and major trends in secondary education; (3) to identify and document strategies that have been successful in solving problems in secondary education; and (4) make recommendations for further research in secondary education. The questionnaire that will be used to gather data is also included, and lists of participants and working groups are appended. (TE)