ERIC Number: EJ1225775
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Publication Date: 2019
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The Politics of Developing Global Human Resources in Japan
Nitta, Keith Akio
Globalisation, Societies and Education, v17 n3 p339-352 2019
Japan has made developing global human resources ("gurobaru jinzai ikusei") a national priority. The government has invested billions of yen annually to double the number of Japanese students studying overseas, double the number of globally competitive Japanese universities, and improve Japanese students' English test scores. A broad, conservative 'globalist coalition' supported these reforms, including the Liberal Democratic Party, Democratic Party Japan, Ministry of Education, Ministry of Economy Trade and Industry, and big business. Education specialists -- government vice ministers and business association committee chairmen -- created 'contrived consensus' through a series of advisory council deliberations. All globalist coalition members benefitted from reforms to develop global human resources, especially big business. Political progressives, including teachers' unions and university professors, were not included in the policy-making process and benefitted little from the reforms.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Politics of Education, Human Resources, Labor Force Development, Study Abroad, Universities, Global Approach, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Japanese, Language Teachers, Teacher Exchange Programs, Political Affiliation
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Japan
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