Reforms in Japan’s Private Universities

Authors

  • Jeremy Breaden Monash University
  • Roger Goodman St Antony’s College, University of Oxford

Keywords:

Private higher education, Japan, governance, FOMHEIs

Abstract

The private sector in Japan constitutes close to 80 percent of all universities, and recent debates about their governance demonstrate interesting tensions between “global” models of higher education governance and “local” practices. Key to understanding these debates is the fact that around 40 percent of Japanese private universities have been defined as what Altbach et al. have called FOMHEIs (Family-Owned or –Managed Higher Education Institutions).

 

Author Biographies

Jeremy Breaden, Monash University

Jeremy Breaden is associate professor in Japanese studies at Monash University, Australia. Email: jeremy.breaden@monash.edu.

 

Roger Goodman, St Antony’s College, University of Oxford

Roger Goodman is Nissan Professor of Japanese Studies and Warden of St Antony’s College at the University of Oxford, UK. Email: roger.goodman@nissan.ox.ac.uk.

 

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Published

2023-01-09

How to Cite

Breaden, J., & Goodman, R. (2023). Reforms in Japan’s Private Universities. International Higher Education, (113), 34–35. Retrieved from https://ejournals.bc.edu/index.php/ihe/article/view/16123

Issue

No. 113 (2023): Winter Issue

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