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Download full textRichards, James M., Jr. – 1971
A limitation of most past studies of university environments is that they have been restricted to institutions in the United States. Accordingly, in this study two approaches to the measurement of environments were applied to Japanese universities: factor analysis and classification of faculties according to the Environmental Assessment Technique…
Descriptors: Environment, Factor Analysis, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
Direct linkLeTendre, Gerald K.; Gonzalez, Roger Geertz; Nomi, Takako – Higher Education Policy, 2006
During the last 50 years, private "feeder" schools in Japan came to dominate entry into elite colleges. Intense organizational competition shaped the organizational environment and changed the pathways available to social elites. Compared to Japan, elite private feeders in the US have failed to dominate pathways into elite colleges. In…
Descriptors: Social Status, Foreign Countries, High Schools, College Preparation
Peer reviewedRichards, James M., Jr. – Research in Higher Education, 1975
Reports a study that compared universities that do and do not provide agricultural training examining similarities and differences among the nations with respect to such characteristics as size, affluence, and technological emphasis. (JT)
Descriptors: Agricultural Colleges, Agricultural Education, Comparative Analysis, Cross Cultural Studies
Research Institute for Higher Education, Hiroshima University, 2009
The Research Institute for Higher Education (RIHE) in Hiroshima University started a program of research on the Changing Academic Profession (CAP) in 2005. This research is funded by the Ministry of Education and Science as a grant-in-aid for scientific research headed by Professor Akira Arimoto, Director of the Research Institute for Higher…
Descriptors: Higher Education, College Faculty, Foreign Countries, Biographies
Shiozawa, Tadashi; And Others – Journal of International Studies, 1993
This paper seeks to identify invisible factors influencing language institutions in Japan that consciously or unconsciously treat non-Japanese teachers in a totally different way from the way they treat their Japanese counterparts. Among the factors are the social, organizational, and legal parameters surrounding non-Japanese teachers in Japan.…
Descriptors: Conflict Resolution, Foreign Countries, Foreign Nationals, Institutional Environment
Hattler, Jean Anne; Taylor, Bob L. – 1992
Findings of a study that compared the school climates of four Japanese high schools are presented in this paper. Eight factors that comprise the quality of school climate were examined--respect, trust, high morale, opportunities for input, continuous academic and social growth, cohesiveness, school renewal, and caring (Fox and others, 1974). A…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Educational Environment, Foreign Countries, High Schools
Shimahara, Nobuo – 1988
A discussion is presented on the education of Japanese teachers, their roles in the schools, and proposed reforms in their education. In describing the pre-World War II background of teacher education in Japan, three ideological forces are discussed: Western thought that impacted upon early Meiji reforms, Confucianism, and nationalism. Western…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Admission Criteria, Cultural Influences, Educational Change
