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ERIC Number: EJ1294600
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2021-Mar
Pages: 22
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ISSN: ISSN-2151-0393
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Japanese Higher Education: The Need for STEAM in Society 5.0, an Era of Societal and Technological Fusion
Yamada, Aki
Journal of Comparative and International Higher Education, v13 n1 p44-65 Mar 2021
In today's information-driven society, the Japanese government envisions the next societal revolution as "Society 5.0," where advanced technologies and service platforms integrate with and empower individuals in a human-based society. While Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) education has traditionally focused on technical skills and knowledge in isolation, this paper will look at the potential role and benefits of incorporating liberal arts education into these technical studies. This concept of integrating the liberal arts into STEM education is known as STEAM. The purpose of the study is to create a foundation for clarifying the role of interdisciplinary education in overcoming the vertical division of academic disciplines and restoring the "integrated nature" of scholarship. This study seeks to show how the humanities, social sciences, and arts can be used to enhance STEM education, and, furthermore, how this STEAM approach to education is key to enabling Japan's vision for Society 5.0.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Japan
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