Understanding university reform in Japan through the prism of the social sciences

Author: Goodman, Roger

Source: Learning and Teaching, Volume 1, Number 1, Spring 2008 , pp. 1-26(26)

Article access options

Abstract:

This article looks at current university reforms in Japan through two slightly different social science prisms: how social science methodologies and theories can help us understand those reforms better and how social science teaching in universities will be affected by the current reform processes.

Keywords: FALLING APPLICATION RATES; HIGHER EDUCATION; JAPAN; LIBERALISATION; PRIVATE UNIVERSITIES

DOI: 10.3167/175522708783113497

The requested document is freely available to subscribers. Users without a subscription can purchase this article.

Register for online access if you are a personal subscriber to Berghahn Journals and want to set up online access
Visit IngentaConnect to activate access to an institutional subscription
Find out how to subscribe

Sign in

Article Access Options

The full text electronic article is available for purchase. You will be able to download the full text electronic article after payment.

$32.95 plus tax Refund Policy