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Linqi Chen; Lilan Chen – Journal of Studies in International Education, 2024
The study is devoted to investigating the turnover intentions of international academics at Japanese universities. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 40 full-time international academics in Japan. The interview data were coded and analyzed through an inductive process based on a four-stage procedure. The study suggests that although…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Faculty, Foreign Workers, Labor Turnover
Yumiko Ono – Journal of Education for Teaching: International Research and Pedagogy, 2024
This article examines the paradoxical teacher shortage in Japan 50 years after the enactment of the 1974 Securing Educational Personnel Act, which aimed to attract talented individuals to the teaching profession. It analyses how teacher education policies, administrative reforms, and fiscal measures have contributed to the current situation. The…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teacher Shortage, Educational Legislation, Teacher Education
Emma V. Richardson; Shinichi Nagata; Cynthia Hall; Shigeharu Akimoto; Lerverne Barber; Yukinori Sawae – Quest, 2023
Ethnocentric models of disability have resulted in an ontology that rarely embraces the cultural nuances and social structures of specific countries. There have been increasing calls from scholars to expand understandings of disability beyond this hegemonic focus and develop new ways to do culturally specific and respectful inclusive work.…
Descriptors: Social Justice, Physical Education, Inclusion, Conflict
Miyakawa, Takeshi; Winsløw, Carl – Journal of Mathematics Teacher Education, 2019
Japanese lesson study was introduced to the West in the late 1990s. Certain widely disseminated publications and classroom videos, and also reports on international surveys of students achievement, led many to consider that Japanese mathematics teaching is highly creative and effective, with lesson study as a main explanatory factor. As a result,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Mathematics Teachers, Teacher Collaboration, Teacher Improvement
Sato, Takahiro; Mason, Shannon; Kataoka, Chie – Issues in Educational Research, 2020
This study is an in-depth investigation of the experiences of a small group of elementary school teachers in Japan, who have among the longest working hours in the world. A total of eight teachers from four public elementary schools volunteered to take part in this study. Its design is descriptive-qualitative, using an in-depth, semi-structured…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teaching Conditions, Elementary School Teachers, Teacher Attitudes
Aichinger, Theresa; Fankhauser, Peter; Goodman, Roger – Research in Comparative and International Education, 2017
Working conditions in academia are generally considered to be deteriorating. Data from surveys which look at the job satisfaction of academics, however, do not clearly support this notion. This appears to be especially true for the case of Japan. Much of the recent literature on academics' job satisfaction globally relies on the comparison of two…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Labor Conditions, Teaching Conditions, Work Environment
Hasanah, Nurul; Utami, Pratiwi Tri – English Language Teaching Educational Journal, 2019
Teaching English to students, particularly non-English speakers, requires proper strategies and methods. By doing so, each teacher has his/her challenges. This study intends to unveil the emerging challenges faced by English teachers from non-native English-speaking countries (non-NESCs) such as China, Japan, Thailand, Senegal, Mongolia, Cambodia,…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Barriers, Teacher Attitudes
Mason, Shannon – Issues in Educational Research, 2019
Excessive workloads are a concern for teachers across the world. Overwork puts pressure not only on the physical and mental health of teachers, but also on their ability to provide quality education to their students. Nevertheless, many teachers struggle under the weight of excessive workloads, and have very little input in the top-down policies…
Descriptors: Faculty Workload, Foreign Countries, Social Media, Mental Health
Shuey, Elizabeth A.; Kim, Najung; Cortazar, Alejandra; Poblete, Ximena; Rivera, Lorena; Lagos, María José; Faverio, Francesca; Engel, Arno – OECD Publishing, 2019
Curriculum plays an important role in ensuring continuity and progression from early childhood education and care (ECEC) to primary education. The alignment of curricula and standards across these settings shapes children's early experiences with education systems, with implications for children's relationships and engagement in both ECEC and…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education, Alignment (Education), Academic Standards
Cho, InJung; Chaiyaporn, Phenwilai; Manns, Mark – UNESCO Bangkok, 2021
This report highlights findings from the "Happy Schools Project: Capacity Building for Learner Well-being in the Asia-Pacific (Phase II)" pilots in Japan, Lao PDR and Thailand from 2018-2020. The aim of the pilots was to promote happiness in schools through enhanced learner well-being, social emotional learning and holistic development…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Environment, Psychological Patterns, Well Being
Taylor, Aaron – Issues in Educational Research, 2020
This research investigates the extent to which emotional labour is experienced by non-Japanese teachers of English as a foreign language in Japan, what coping mechanisms are employed and how it impairs individual performance. Understanding these issues is pivotal in improving the competitive advantage of these organisations and the productivity of…
Descriptors: Language Teachers, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language)
Kanefuji, Fuyuko – International Journal for Research on Extended Education, 2017
This article focuses on extended education supported by parents and the community at school and its impacts on schoolteachers' perceptions towards their work in Japan. A national survey using random sampling on elementary schoolteachers was conducted by the author; the results were used to analyze the relationships between the following variables:…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, School Schedules, Program Effectiveness, Teacher Attitudes
Harada, Rie – Journal of Pan-Pacific Association of Applied Linguistics, 2017
This paper provides findings on a study which explored effective teacher motivation management strategies current university non-native EFL teachers in Japan utilize in their course of career. Teachers who have higher motivation can devote their lives more to give a lot to the learners and be productive on the education. Therefore, teacher…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English Teachers, English (Second Language), College Faculty
Akashi, Ai; Tsuji, Nobuhiro – Australian Association for Research in Education, 2015
This study examined how Japanese female primary school teachers who have continued to study physical education (PE) perceive gender consciousness. The other, more important, purpose of this study was to demonstrate factors that enhance teachers' commitment to study PE and their development processes and its effect on their teaching careers. Using…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Females, Women Faculty, Teacher Attitudes
Kearney, Sean – Cogent Education, 2014
The problems that teachers face early in their careers are a major factor in growing rates of attrition among neophyte teachers. According to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, high rates of attrition, coupled with and aging teacher population in many countries in the developed world, may cause a teacher shortage crisis in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Beginning Teacher Induction, Best Practices, Program Implementation