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Research Institute for Higher Education, Hiroshima University, 2015
The International Conference on the Changing Academic Profession Project convened in Hiroshima City, Japan, January 24-25, 2014. It was jointly hosted by the Research Institutes of Higher Education at Hiroshima and Kurashiki Sakuyo Universities. The theme of the conference was "The Changing Academic Profession in Asia: The Formation, Work,…
Descriptors: Higher Education, International Cooperation, Global Approach, Foreign Countries
Arimoto, Akira – Research Institute for Higher Education, Hiroshima University, 2015
Active learning is now gradually being adopted in many universities and colleges in Japan. This follows the release of the 2012 Central Council of Education (CCE) report that emphasized the need to introduce active learning and to reinforce educational management in academia. As a result, one of the most important problems in Japan's higher…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Teaching Methods, Instructional Innovation, Field Studies
Chen, Robin J. – Research Institute for Higher Education, Hiroshima University, 2015
Since the 1950s, Taiwan has made great strides in higher education. However, its developmental growth has not been stable. Different studies show different ways to distinguish the stages of higher education development: Chen (2008) stated the stages of development in Taiwan from 1949 to the present can be seen as the following eras: early…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Universities, Public Colleges, Private Colleges
Daizen, Tsukasa – Research Institute for Higher Education, Hiroshima University, 2015
The globalization of economic activities progresses worldwide. The internationalization of higher education institutions is required to adapt itself to the situation. Particularly, the top universities of each country are expected to produce very significant research achievements and to recruit and educate excellent students from all over the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Conference Papers, Global Approach, College Faculty
Huang, Futao – Research Institute for Higher Education, Hiroshima University, 2015
A review of recent literature suggests that, although academics in several countries (such as Japan, Korea and Germany) now allocate more of their time to research, service activities and administration than they had in the early 1990s (Teichler, Arimoto, and Cummings, 2013), the majority of university professors still spend the largest proportion…
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Studies, Time Management, College Faculty, Curriculum Development
Yunus, Aida Suraya Md.; Pang, Vincent – Research Institute for Higher Education, Hiroshima University, 2015
In Malaysia, criteria and processes for promotion or even confirmation vary greatly between public universities. However, the use of one remuneration scheme with a common grade and salary system across all public universities may be considered unfair by some academics because it is not commensurate with their effort. The objectives of this paper…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Faculty Promotion, College Faculty, Public Colleges
Research Institute for Higher Education, Hiroshima University, 2014
The Research Institute for Higher Education (RIHE), Hiroshima University, hosted an international workshop on December 5, 2013. The theme was "The Internationalization of Higher Education: Realities and Implications." To discuss the theme, three foreign speakers, one Japanese speaker, and one commentator, were invited to speak. This…
Descriptors: Higher Education, International Cooperation, Workshops, Foreign Countries