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ERIC Number: EJ354261
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1987
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Japanese Higher-Education Reformers Weigh Elitism, Academic Laxness, and "Exam Hell."
Fararo, Kim
Chronicle of Higher Education, v33 n36 p37-38 May 20 1987
Reform proposals for Japan's large higher education system include diminishing the trauma of university entrance examinations, strengthening the quality and diversity of undergraduate education, improving graduate school offerings, establishing a lifelong education system, and expanding the scope of international exchange programs. Politics are seen as a barrier to change. (MSE)
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Change Strategies, College Environment, College Students, Educational Change, Elitism, Expectation, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Parent Attitudes, Student Attitudes, Undergraduate Study
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - General
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Japan