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A Model for International Summer Research Experiences for STEM Students
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Mika Munakata; Su San Lim; Carlos A. Molina – Journal of College Science Teaching, 2024
In this article, we report on a National Science Foundation-funded immersive international summer research program for biology students. Six students, representing Cohort 1 of a three-year program, spent 9 weeks at one of three institutes in Japan, working on related molecular, cellular, and developmental research projects under the mentorship of…
Descriptors: Foreign Students, Summer Programs, Student Research, STEM Education
Information Behavior and Japanese Students: How Can an Understanding of the Research Process Lead to Better Information Literacy?
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Ishimura, Yusuke – Public Services Quarterly, 2013
Academic librarians are striving to better serve international students as this emerging population grows on university campuses. Past studies of international students generally focus on linguistic and cultural differences in relation to information literacy skills development. However, it is necessary to go beyond these factors to better serve…
Descriptors: Information Literacy, Research Skills, Asians, Foreign Students
Japanese Universities and the World--Their Features and Tasks.
Kida, Hiroshi – 1981
Characteristics of the Japanese university and future issues, including the university's research role, are considered. More than 75 percent of university students and 91 percent of junior college students in Japan attend private institutions. Japanese universities are scattered unevenly geographically, and often they offer only certain fields of…
Descriptors: College Role, Comparative Education, Foreign Countries, Foreign Students