Handbook of Higher Education in Japan

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Just as higher education (HE) in Europe had its beginnings in religious training for the priesthood, HE in feudal Japan, too, provided instruction for a religious life. But while the evolution to secular instruction was gradual in Europe, in Japan it came with a big bang: the "opening" of...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Snowden, Paul
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, 2021.
Colección:Handbooks on Japanese Studies.
Temas:
Education, Higher > Japan.
Education.
Universities.
EDUCATION / Higher.
Education, Higher.
Reference works.
Japan.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover
  • Table of Contents
  • Contributors
  • Abbreviations
  • Foreword
  • Introduction
  • 1. Universities in Modern Japan: A Historical Outline
  • Mito Takamichi
  • 2. From Showa to Heisei: The Formation of Japan's Contemporary Higher Education System
  • Jeremy Breaden
  • 3. The Heisei Period: Plus Ça Change?
  • Jeremy Breaden
  • 4. National Universities: Autonomy in Their Governance
  • Ideology and Practice
  • Kawano Mako and Gregory Poole
  • 5. Public Universities: Prefectural, Local Higher Education
  • Bruce Stronach
  • 6. Private Universities: Diverse and Adaptable
  • Jeremy Breaden and Roger Goodman
  • 7. Foreign Universities in Japan: Opportunities Taken and Missed
  • Andrew Horvat
  • 8. The Financing of Higher Education in Japan
  • Fukui Fumitake
  • 9. Undergraduate Admissions: Shifting Trends
  • Ishikura Yukiko
  • 10. The Hensachi: Its Dominant Role in University Rankings
  • Roger Goodman and Chinami Oka
  • 11. Self-Assessment: How Japanese University Students Assess Their Learning Outcomes
  • Yamada Reiko
  • 1.2 Policies for Hosting International Students: Issues for the Post-300,000 International Students Plan Era
  • Ota Hiroshi
  • 13. Regional Cooperation in East Asia: Shifting Reality
  • Christopher D. Hammond and Ashizawa Shingo
  • 14. International Students: Inbound Mobility at "Elite" and "Mass" Universities
  • Shimauchi Sae
  • 15. Academic Support and Advising: Historical and Contemporary Issues
  • Shimada Norihisa
  • 16. Women's Universities in Japan: Life Choices
  • Shima Sonoko
  • 17. Junior Female Academics: Experiences and Challenges
  • Kim Yangson and Sato Machi
  • 18. Women of Color Leading in Japanese Higher Education
  • Jennifer Yphantides
  • 19. International Faculty: Increasing Mobility
  • Thomas Brotherhood
  • 20. Research Universities: Science, Technology, and Innovation Policy
  • Fukui Fumitake
  • 21. Liberal Arts Education: The Japanese Way
  • Morita Norimasa
  • 22. The English Language in Japan: A Historical Overview 1809-2020
  • James C. House
  • 23. Languages Other Than English: Mysterious Eclipse
  • Francisco Naranjo-Escobar
  • 24. Critical English Curriculum Enactment: A Policy Planning Perspective
  • Robert M. Higgins
  • 25. The Dawn of Reiwa: Waves, Revolutions and an "A.I. Society"
  • Ian H. Frank and Malcolm H. Field
  • Appendix 1. Chronology of Japan
  • Appendix 2. Japanese National Universities, by Prefecture
  • Appendix 3. Japanese Public Universities, by Region
  • Glossary
  • Index

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