Competencies, higher education, and career in Japan and the Netherlands / edited by Jim Allen ... [and others].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Allen, Jim, 1926-1999.

Series:

Higher education dynamics ; v. 21.

Higher education dynamics ; v. 21

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Education, Higher--Japan.

Education, Higher.

Core competencies.

Career education.

Labor supply--Effect of education on.

Japan.

Education, Higher--Netherlands.

Netherlands.

Labor supply--Effect of education on--Japan.

Labor supply.

Labor supply--Effect of education on--Netherlands.

Career education--Japan.

Career education--Netherlands.

Core competencies--Japan.

Core competencies--Netherlands.

Physical Description:

vi, 268 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Dordrecht : Springer, [2007]

Summary:

This book investigates how social and cultural factors affect the education, training and career development of graduates of higher education in Japan and the Netherlands. Despite their different historical paths, both countries are now subject to the common pressure of globalization. As a result, the higher education sector in both countries is becoming more universal and available to a larger population, and the economy and society are becoming increasingly knowledge-intensive. The aim of this book is to explore how Dutch and Japanese graduates choose and develop their careers in reference to the above-mentioned challenges. It is based on a unique data set consisting of surveys held among graduates 3 and 8 years after leaving higher education.

Contents:

Chapter 2 Policies on the Transition from Higher Education to Employment since the 1990s / Naoyuki Ogata, Egbert de Weert, Keiichi Yoshimoto 25

Part 2 Higher Education Experiences

Chapter 3 Competencies Acquired at University and Required in the Workplace / Naoyuki Ogata 51

Chapter 4 University and College Differences in the Returns to Education in Japan and the Netherlands / Rolf van der Velden, Peet van de Loo, Christoph Meng 77

Chapter 5 University Education and its Relevance to Working Life: Selection, Education and Career Effects / Keiichi Yoshimoto, Hiroshi Yamada 97

Part 3 Transition and Professional Careers

Chapter 6 On the Use and Generation of Knowledge Economy Competencies / Paul Ghijsen, Christoph Meng 131

Chapter 7 Influence of Diversified Employment on the Initial Career of Higher Education Graduates / Reiko Kosugi 149

Chapter 8 Career and Mobility in Japan and the Netherlands: A Comparative Study of Early-Career Patterns of Recently Graduated Employees / Peter Muhlau 165

Part 4 Values and Work Orientations

Chapter 9 Japanese and Dutch Graduates' Work Orientations and Job Satisfaction / Sendy Farag, Jim Allen 191

Chapter 10 Individualism and Collectivism: The Differential Impact of Job Competencies and Characteristics on Wages and Employee Well-Being in Japan and the Netherlands / Christophe Boone, Christoph Meng, Rolf van der Velden 211

Chapter 11 Does Higher Education Provide Opportunities for Career Development of Men and Women? / Yuki Inenaga 225

Chapter 12 The Relationships Between Higher Education and Employment in Japan and the Netherlands: A View from Outside / Vlrich Teichler 251.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781402060434

1402060432

9781402060441

1402060440

OCLC:

144228481