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Futaba, Yasuko – Journal of Research in Special Educational Needs, 2016
This paper addresses how inclusive education under collective culture is possible. Inclusive education, which more-or-less involves changing the current schools, has been denied, doubted or distorted by both policy-makers and practitioners of general and special education in Japan. Main reason for the setback in inclusive education can be…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Inclusion, Cultural Influences, Asian Culture
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Warren, Nicholas J.; Kamimura, Akiko; Trinh, Ha Ngoc; Stephens, Emily; Omi, Keita; Kanaoka, Ana; Ishikawa, Ai; Yamanaka, Katsuo – Journal of Education and Practice, 2015
Japan launched the Long-term Care Insurance program in 2000, and ratified the United Nations' Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in 2014. Japan has been taking significant steps to support their elderly population and individuals with disabilities. However, information is lacking on the understanding and opinions of either of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Aging (Individuals), Disabilities, College Students
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Morley, Louise – Higher Education Research and Development, 2014
Drawing on data gathered from British Council seminars in Hong Kong, Tokyo and Dubai on "Absent Talent: Women in Research and Academic Leadership" (2012-2013), this paper discusses academic women's experiences and explanations for women's under-representation as knowledge leaders and producers in the global academy. Participants from…
Descriptors: Women Administrators, Women Faculty, Instructional Leadership, Females