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Is “Dynamism without Risk” Possible in the Japanese University Sector?

A Critique of the 2009 OECD Report on Higher Education in Japan

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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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The 2009 report OECD Reviews of Tertiary Education: Japan discussed the efforts being made by the Japanese Ministry of Education (MEXT) to reform Japanese universities in the face of increasing competition from abroad and demographic and financial problems at home.

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  1. Shiga University, Faculty of Economics, Japan

    Robert W. Aspinall

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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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Aspinall, R.W. (2016). Is “Dynamism without Risk” Possible in the Japanese University Sector?. 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_7

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