Higher education in Japan

✍ Scribed by Hiroshi Kida

• Publisher: Springer
• Year: 1975
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 595 KB
• Volume: 4
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0018-1560
• DOI: 10.1007/bf00136896

✦ Synopsis

The present state of development of higher education is described and quantified. Notable characteristics of the system are (i) the predominance of private establishments, (ii) the variety of courses available, (iii)the wide social base from which students are drawn, (iv) the highly competitive nature of the entry procedures. The system faces many challenges including the linked problems of management and finance. * This is the third in our series of overviews of developments in higher education in different parts of the world. Previous articles were by Sir Derman Christopherson (on Britain) and Dr. Martin Trow (on USA). This present article is a revised and updated version of a report originally written for the UNESCO Regional Office for Education in Asia, Bangkok, Thailand. The Editor wishes to thank the Director, Raja Roy Singh, for permission to republish this article. -Ed.)