Competencies, Higher Education and Career in Japan and the Netherlands

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Allen, Jim (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Inenaga, Yuki (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Velden, Rolf van der (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Yoshimoto, Keiichi (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2007.
• Σειρά: Higher education dynamics, 21
• Θέματα: Education.; International education.; Comparative education.; Educational policy.; ducation and state.; Higher education.; Labor economics.; Sociology.; Higher Education.; Educational Policy and Politics.; International and Comparative Education.; Sociology, general.; Labor Economics.

This book investigates how social and cultural factors affect the education, training and career development of graduates of higher education in Japan and the Netherlands. Despite their different historical paths, both countries are now subject to the common pressure of globalization. As a result, t...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Background
• policies on the transition from higher education to employment since the 1990s
• Higher Education Experiences
• Competencies acquired at university and required in the workplace
• University and college differences in the returns to education in japan and the netherlands
• University education and its relevance to working life
• Transition and Professional Careers
• On the use and generation of knowledge economy competencies
• Influence of diversified employment on the initial career of higher education graduates
• Career and mobility in japan and the netherlands
• Values and Work Orientations
• Japanese and dutch graduates’ work orientations and job satisfaction
• Individualism and collectivism
• Does Higher Education Provide Opportunities For Career Development Of Men And Women?
• Final Reflections
• The relationships between higher education and employment in japan and the netherlands.