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ERIC Number: EJ586131
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1999
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ISSN: ISSN-0952-8733
Academic Degree Conferment in the U.K. and Japan, Excluding Universities.
Turner, D. A.; Baba, M.; Shimada, K.
Higher Education Policy, v12 n1 p41-51 Mar 1999
Examines similarities and differences in the institutions that authorize postsecondary technical education in the United Kingdom and Japan, focusing on the mechanisms for awarding degrees (quality evaluation vs. credit accumulation), structural differences, depth and scope of operation, legislative and policy-making approach, adaptation to system change, and impact on university education. (MSE)
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Accrediting Agencies, Agency Role, College Administration, Comparative Education, Degrees (Academic), Foreign Countries, International Education, Postsecondary Education, Public Agencies, Technical Education, Technical Institutes
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Japan; United Kingdom