Measuring Quality of Undergraduate Education in Japan

Comparative Perspective in a Knowledge Based Society

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Gebonden, 221 blz. | Engels
Springer Nature Singapore | 2014e druk, 2014
ISBN13: 9789814585804
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This book explores how the global trend of quality assurance in higher education is related to the boom of measuring learning outcomes in Japan. It also presents a comparative study in higher education policy between Japan and the US, examining how both countries have reacted to the demands of globalization. This comparative view will help readers understand the present issues Japanese higher education faces and grasp the commonalties and differences between American and Japanese higher education.

The book first explores the forces of globalization that have resulted in Japanese universities emphasizing student learning outcomes. Next, it examines how Japanese higher education has learned from the experience of the U.S., whose higher education reform has been regarded as a model for Japan. The book explains why quality assurance for teaching and learning has become important for all Japanese higher education institutions.

Higher Education on a global basis is now facing a great issue. In order to help students in a competitive global market, universities need to become more teaching-and-learning-centered and develop more internationalized curricula. This book provides comparative views for cultural and structural similarities and differences in higher education in two countries which could explain significant differences in the gains students make in college. It will help readers understand not only how student learning outcomes can be measured, but why universities throughout the world must continually strive to become world-class institutions.

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ISBN13:9789814585804
Taal:Engels
Bindwijze:gebonden
Aantal pagina's:221
Uitgever:Springer Nature Singapore
Druk:2014

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<p>Foreword by Randy Swing</p><p>Preface by Reiko Yamada</p><p><p>Part I: Trend of Quality Assurance of Higher Education in Comparative Perspective</p><p><p>Chapter 1. Higher Education and Quality Assurance: Some Observations by John N. Hawkins </p><p>Chapter 2. Japanese Higher Education: Policies and Future Issues by Reiko Yamada</p><p><p>Chapter 3.Comparative Analysis of Campus Internationalization Trends: Between Japan and the United States by Aki Yamada &amp; Reiko Yamada</p><p></p><p>Part II: Measuring Student Learning Outcomes</p><p></p><p>Chapter 4. Rethinking Between-College Effects on Student Learning: A New Model to Guide Assessment and Quality Assurance by Patrick T. Terenzini and Robert D. Reason </p><p>Chapter 5. Lessons from the US Experiences: Measuring Learning Outcomes and the Role of JCIRP for Assessing Student Learning by Reiko Yamada</p><p>Chapter 6. Learning Outcomes among College Students in Japan: Comparative Analysis Between and Within Universities by Reiko Yamada </p>Chapter 7. Quality Assurance in Education and Institutional Research by Reiko Yamada<p><p><p><p><p>Part III: Quality Assurance of Undergraduate Education: Comparative Analysis between USA and Japan</p><p><p>Chapter 8.What Kind of Issues and Challenges Does Japanese Undergraduate Education Face? A Comparative Analysis between the USA and Japan by Reiko Yamada </p><p>Chapter 9. A Comparative Study of Japanese and US First-year Seminars: Examining Differences and Commonalties by Reiko Yamada</p><p>Chapter 10. Development of First-Year Education by Reiko Yamada </p><p>Chapter 11.Issues of Educational Articulation between High School and University: A Comparative Analysis between the United States and Japan by Reiko Yamada</p><p><p><p>Chapter 12. Conclusion. Toward Quality Assurance in University Education by Reiko Yamada</p>

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