Measuring Quality of Undergraduate Education in Japan Comparative Perspective in a Knowledge Based Society /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Yamada, Reiko (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Singapore : Springer Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Subjects: Education.; International education.; Comparative education.; Educational sociology.; Assessment.; Education and sociology.; Sociology, Educational.; International and Comparative Education.; Assessment, Testing and Evaluation.; Sociology of Education.

This book explores how the global trend of quality assurance in higher education is related to the boom of measuring learning outcomes in Japan. It also presents a comparative study in higher education policy between Japan and the US, examining how both countries have reacted to the demands of globa...

Table of Contents:

• Preface
• Part I: Trend of Quality Assurance of Higher Education in Comparative Perspective
• Introduction: Giving Dimension and Direction of Measuring Quality of Undergraduate Education in Japan
• Higher Education Policy Worldwide and Quality Assurance in Knowledge Based Society
• Structural Transformation of Japanese Higher Education: Adapting to Meet Challenges Posed by Globalization and Market Economy
• Part II: Measuring Student Learning Outcomes
• Measurement Trend of Learning Outcomes in the United States
• Measurement for the learning Outcomes: The Role of JCIRP for Assessing Student Learning
• Learning Outcomes of College Students in Japan: Comparative Analysis of between and within University
• The Possibility and Challenges of a Large Scale Continuous Student Survey System: Through Analysis of JCIRP data
• Quality Assurance of Teaching and Learning and Institutional Research
• Part III: Quality Assurance of Undergraduate Education: Comparative Analysis between USA and Japan
• What Kind of Issues and Challenges Does Japanese Undergraduate Education Face?: Comparative Analysis between USA and Japan
• Development of first-year Experience in Higher Education: Comparative Study between US and Japan
• Today’s First-year Students and the Institutional Practice in the First College Year: of Japanese Universities
• Issues of Educational Articulation between University and High School: Comparative Analysis between USA and Japan
• Conclusion.