A review of higher education reform in modern Japan

Higher Education

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 443-470

  Doyon, Paul ^a  

^a ASAHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Entrance examinations; Higher education; Internationalization; Japan; Leisure Land; Lifelong learning; Ministry of Education; Reform; University Council

Indexed keywords

EID: 23044525198     PISSN: 00181560     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1017502308832     Document Type: Article

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