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Direct linkBradford, Annette – Journal of Studies in International Education, 2016
Higher education is becoming increasingly internationalized, and the use of English as a medium of instruction for academic content has become commonplace in countries where English is not the native language. However, concerns are growing that the trend toward English-medium instruction (EMI) has accelerated without sufficient thought to the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, International Education, Language of Instruction, English (Second Language)
Yonezawa, Akiyoshi; Hammond, Christopher D.; Brotherhood, Thomas; Kitamura, Miwako; Kitagawa, Fumi – Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management, 2020
This paper examines shifts in the knowledge production policy agenda at Japanese research universities -- a transition from discipline-based academic tradition towards interdisciplinary forms of knowledge production -- through a case study of a leading interdisciplinary research institute. We examine this transition through the case of Tohoku…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Interdisciplinary Approach, Natural Disasters, Research Universities
Chin Leong, Patrick N. G. – Current Issues in Language Planning, 2017
English-medium instruction (EMI) is gaining momentum in Japan as politicians constantly highlight the need for Japanese universities to cultivate students with English skills to participate in the global market. Adopting a framework on the failure of policy implementation [Schiffman, H. (2007). Tamil language policy in Singapore. The role of…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Language of Instruction, Language Planning
Download full textOno, Yumiko – 1999
This study by Tokyo University of Foreign Studies collected data on actual conditions of teaching Japanese as a Second Language (JSL) to children coming to Japan without the language. The study analyzed tasks that needed to be addressed, presented ideas on teaching syllabi and student evaluation, and submitted policy recommendations for schools…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Japanese
Miura, Seiichiro – 1984
This guide presents a description of a typical citizens' learning network in a small-sized city in Japan, guidelines for establishing and administering a similar network, and a copy of the regulations of the citizens' learning network in Munakata, Japan. Addressed in the first part of the volume are the following topics: the nature and scope of a…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Administrative Principles, Adult Education, Community Education
Jackson, Ann, Ed.; Jones, David, Ed. – 2000
This document contains 43 papers from a conference on researching inclusion. The following are among the papers included: "Include Me Out: Critique and Contradiction in Thinking about Social Exclusion and Lifelong Learning" (Paul Armstrong); "The Linking of Work and Education To Enable Social Inclusion" (Dave Beck);…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Accountability, Accreditation (Institutions), Admission Criteria
