The Impact of Internationalization on Japanese Higher Education : Is Japanese Education Really Changing? / edited by John Mock, Hiroaki Kawamura, Naeko Naganuma.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Mock, John., Editor.

Kawamura, Hiroaki., Editor.

Naganuma, Naeko., Editor.

Series:

Global Perspectives on Higher Education ; 22

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Education.

Local Subjects:

Education.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (255 p.)

Edition:

1st ed. 2016.

Place of Publication:

Rotterdam : SensePublishers : Imprint: SensePublishers, 2016.

Summary:

“Deftly avoiding both the zealous idealism of the policymaker and the cynical realism of the practitioner, the contributions to this volume offer empirically grounded, culturally nuanced analyses of university internationalisation in practice. Recommended reading for anyone interested in Japanese higher education today, and a fine example of how to blend engaging ‘insider’ stories with rigorous scholarly analysis.” – Jeremy Breaden, PhD (Melbourne), Lecturer in Japanese Studies, School of Languages, Literatures, Cultures and Linguistics, Faculty of Arts, Monash University “An excellent timely publication! This book brings together critical insights and multi-dimensional understandings of internationalization, and international and intercultural practices in Japanese higher education. It will be an important sourcebook, a must-read for all interested in Japanese higher education and internationalization. It will certainly raise the bar of competencies and knowledge of the field.” – Terri Kim, PhD (London), Reader in Comparative Higher Education, Leader of the Higher Education Research Group, University of East London .

Contents:

Foreword

Preface

The Impact of Internationalization on Japanese Higher Education: Is Japanese Education Really Changing?

Part 1: Intercultural

International Education as Intercultural Communication: Using the Intercultural Development Inventory (IDI) as a Framework of Reference

Global and Local Perspectives on Discourses and Practices of University Internationalization

Microsociology of Internationalization of the Akita Community: “International” Universities and Impact of Study Abroad on Students

English Proficiency and Internationalization among Japanese University Students

Part 2: Administrative/Political

Dimensions of Internationalization: Some Japanese Case Studies

The Difficulty of Developing and Nurturing the “International” in an International Japanese Higher Education Institution

Is “Dynamism without Risk” Possible in the Japanese University Sector?: A Critique of the 2009 OECD Report on Higher Education in Japan

Part 3: Perspective from Below

Living Apart Together: The Limited Interaction between International and Local Students in Higher Education in Japan (and Abroad)

Muddling through Internationalization in the University of Tsukuba: A Case Study

Betwixt and Between JA: Japan, Jamaica, Agriculture, Education and the Will to Employment

Part 4: Context

International Education: The Beginnings

Smart City—Stupid Countryside: Social and Political Implications of the Urban/Rural Split in Japanese Education

“International” Higher Education in Japan: Expanding Intracultural Knowledge or (Re)defining Intercultural Boundaries?

Part 5: Overview

Internationalization as a Contradictory Sign in the Global Era

About the Contributors

Index. .

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

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ISBN:

9789463001694

9463001697

OCLC:

938890985