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A View from Abroad: Japanese educators face some of the same issues as their U.S. counterparts
- Author(s):
- Steve McCarty (see profile)
- Date:
- 1997
- Group(s):
- Global & Transnational Studies, Language requirements in higher education
- Subject(s):
- Literature--Study and teaching, Education, Humanistic, Japan, Critical theory, Education, Higher--Curricula
- Item Type:
- Article
- Tag(s):
- General Education, vocationalization, education in Japan, faculty, Academic freedom and responsibility, Literature and general education, Liberal arts, Academic labor, Critical university studies
- Permanent URL:
- http://dx.doi.org/10.17613/n8rr-sm72
- Abstract:
- Western and Japanese educators face some of the same issues, even while their common-sense social organization and practices could hardly stand in greater contrast. Contentious issues in North America--such as core liberal arts requirements vs. vocationalization of higher education, the student as customer, or faculty treatment in terms of promotion and tenure--are debated in Japan. Some distinct characteristics of Japanese institutions, or typical of non-Western universities, are also discussed, such as government control of accreditation.
- Notes:
- This was a print publication, the first issue of Academic Exchange Quarterly in 1997, now offered online. Many of the issues discussed are still contentious, or more acute today, such as the decline in the 18-year-old population, increased reliance on part-time instructors, and ever-heavier faculty responsibilities.
- Metadata:
- xml
- Published as:
- Journal article
- Status:
- Published
- Last Updated:
- 4 years ago
- License:
- Attribution-NonCommercial
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