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Handbook of Research on Curriculum Reform Initiatives in English Education. Advances in Educational Technologies and Instructional Design (AETID) Book Series
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Denman, Christopher, Ed.; Al-Mahrooqi, Rahma, Ed. – IGI Global, 2019
Different regions of the world are making increasing demands for educational reform, especially when institutions are dissatisfied with the level of proficiency of their graduates. Since the realization of how important English education is to global success, reform to English education is becoming progressively vital in societies all over the…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Change, Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning
Ideologies of Internationalisation and the Treatment of Diversity within Japanese Higher Education
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Rivers, Damian J. – Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management, 2010
Drawing on various sources of official discourse and public commentary pertaining to the recent implementation of two large-scale strategies aimed at internationalising student and academic staff populations within Japanese higher education institutions, this paper will present a number of broad multifaceted perspectives addressing those issues…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Global Approach, Ideology, Foreign Students
Where We Stand: Comparative Study of Japanese and Kentucky Educational Requirements.
Yoo, Yushin – 1987
The educational systems and requirements of Japan and Kentucky are compared in seven different areas. The first area compares total instruction days and illustrates the differences with a chart. Kentucky requires 175 days of instruction while Japan requires 240 days. Because of this Japanese students spend 150 to 300 more hours per year in school…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Extended School Year, Foreign Countries, Mathematics Achievement