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Imai, Yuto; Naruse, Hiroaki; Kurita, Rina; Hiratani, Michio; Tomori, Kounosuke – International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, 2023
This study aimed to examine the outcomes and feasibility of a hybrid group-based intervention combining physical activity and an individual goal-oriented approach for children with developmental disabilities. We employed a single-arm pre-test/post-test repeated-measures design. Outcome measures were based on participants' achievement of individual…
Descriptors: Group Activities, Intervention, Physical Activities, Developmental Disabilities
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Fritz, Erik; Murao, Junko – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2020
This case study examines the goals of 13 Japanese graduate students who studied abroad, and situates those goals in the larger context of Japanese society. The study abroad objectives of the Japanese government and some Japanese universities are compared and problematised. The authors conducted three interviews of each study abroad participant…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Study Abroad, Student Educational Objectives, Student Attitudes
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Take, Hiroko; Shoraku, Ai – Journal of Studies in International Education, 2018
Because internationalization in higher education has recently received significant attention within the context of globalization, universities in Japan have begun to develop study-abroad programs to support their students in gaining international experience. This article explores those university policies designed to support the…
Descriptors: Universities, Expectation, College Students, Study Abroad
OECD Publishing, 2018
Taking the students' perspective, Education Policy Outlook 2018: Putting Student Learning at the Centre analyses the evolution of key education priorities and key education policies in 43 education systems. It compares more recent developments in education policy ecosystems (mainly between 2015 and 2017) with various education policies adopted…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Early Childhood Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Postsecondary Education
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Doyo, Daisuke; Ohara, Atushi; Shida, Keisuke; Matsumoto, Toshiyuki; Otomo, Kazuo – American Journal of Business Education, 2009
Two years ago, the rapid retirement of the "baby boomer artisans" in vast numbers threatened to erode the competitiveness of Japanese manufacturers (i.e., the 2007 problem). This study proposes a practical process for extracting skills and designing a training system, to accelerate the learning of skills in production fields by younger…
Descriptors: Perceptual Motor Learning, Motor Development, Psychomotor Skills, Training Methods
Ikeda, Hiroshi – 1982
The latest important event in the history of educational testing in Japan was the establishment of the National Center for University Entrance Examination (NCUEE) in 1977. The entrance examination system consists of two stages. The first stage exam is the Joint Achievement Test (JAT) which is jointly administered by national and local public…
Descriptors: Adoption (Ideas), College Entrance Examinations, Educational Assessment, Educational Testing
Hayes, Chris – 1986
A comparison of the vocational education and training (VET) offered in Japan, the Federal Republic of Germany, and the United States revealed that programs in all three nations emphasized the following aims: competence at work, commitment of all to achieve excellence, and capacity to contribute to change. Organizations in all three nations were…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Delivery Systems, Education Work Relationship, Educational Needs