International education policy in Japan in an age of globalisation and risk [electronic resource] / by Robert W. Aspinall.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Aspinall, Robert W., 1962-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Education and globalization--Japan.

Education and globalization.

English language--Study and teaching--Japan.

English language.

International education--Japan.

International education.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (221 p.)

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In International Education Policy in Japan in an Age of Globalisation and Risk , Robert Aspinall analyses the ways in which Japanese government policies on English language education and the promotion of Study Abroad have been implemented in schools and universities throughout Japan. The disjuncture between the aims of policy and the realities on the ground faced by individual teachers and students is explored in detail. Education policy designed to help to prepare Japan for the challenges of globalisation constantly comes up against institutional inertia, norms of teaching and learning, and concepts of national culture that obstruct the mastering of foreign languages or the acceptance of cultural, ethnic or linguistic diversity.

Contents:

Preliminary Material

Introduction: International Education Policy in Japan

Theoretical Considerations

The History of International Education Policy from the Opening of Japan to the 1960's

English Language Education Policy Making at the National Level

Putting English Language Education Policy into Practice: The Role of Teachers

Putting English Language Education Policy into Practice: The Role of Learners

The Private Sector and International Education

Study Abroad Policy and Practice

Conclusion

Interviews

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-283-85439-2

90-04-24372-0

OCLC:

821180602