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Global and Local Perspectives on Discourses and Practices of University Internationalization

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The Impact of Internationalization on Japanese Higher Education

Part of the book series: Global Perspectives on Higher Education ((GPHE,volume 22))

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As Japan continues its reform of higher education, official discourses comparative to those employed in Europe and known as “the Bologna process” (Fairclough, 2006) have emerged, legitimized both through reference to perceived economic needs and cultural values.

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  1. Faculty of Comparative Culture, Miyazaki International College, Japan

    Debra J. Occhi

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  1. Temple University, Tokyo, Japan

    John Mock

  2. University of Findlay, Ohio, USA

    Hiroaki Kawamura

  3. Akita International University, Akita, Japan

    Naeko Naganuma

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Occhi, D.J. (2016). Global and Local Perspectives on Discourses and Practices of University Internationalization. In: Mock, J., Kawamura, H., Naganuma, N. (eds) The Impact of Internationalization on Japanese Higher Education. Global Perspectives on Higher Education, vol 22. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6300-169-4_2

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