Undergraduate Education in Japan : Observations from student and faculty surveys

Higher Education Forum Volume 11 Page 21-35 published_at 2014-03
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Title ( eng )
Undergraduate Education in Japan : Observations from student and faculty surveys
Creator
Kaneko Motohisa
Source Title
Higher Education Forum
Volume 11
Start Page 21
End Page 35
Journal Identifire
[PISSN] 2432-9614
[NCID] AA1187795X
Abstract
This paper reports findings from a large-scale student survey on their learning behaviors, and a faculty survey on their practices and beliefs in teaching, both in Japan. It was found that the Japanese students’ time spent on learning fell substantially short of the required time prescribed by the Standards for the Establishment of Universities1. It was also found that a significant proportion of Japanese students have problems in motivation to learn, and the universities were unsuccessful in transforming them. However, some teaching practices were effective in affecting students’ learning behavior. Meanwhile, these results were found to be related to the orientation of pedagogy that Japanese professoriate have traditionally had. These observations suggest possible future changes in undergraduate education.
Keywords
Undergraduate education
Learning
Student survey
NDC
Education [ 370 ]
Language
eng
Resource Type departmental bulletin paper
Publisher
Research Institute for Higher Education, Hiroshima University
Date of Issued 2014-03
Publish Type Version of Record
Access Rights open access
Source Identifier
[ISBN] 978-4-902808-82-7
[NCID] AA1187795X