What Does Liberal Arts Education Mean in Japan and South Korea?

Authors

  • Sae Shimauchi International Center of Tokyo Metropolitan University
  • Akiyoshi Yonezawa Tohoku University

Keywords:

East Asia and Pacific, liberal arts, English-language instruction, internationalization, Japan, South Korea, regional and national developments

Abstract

International liberal arts programs in Japan and South Korea face the challenge of integrating Western-inspired education into national identities with non-English language traditions. Despite their global orientation, national contexts still play a crucial role in shaping the endogenous nature of the dynamics of English-language liberal education in Japan and South Korea at both institutional and individual levels.

Author Biographies

Sae Shimauchi, International Center of Tokyo Metropolitan University

Sae Shimauchi is associate professor in the International Center of Tokyo Metropolitan University, Japan. E-mail: sae@tmu.ac.jp.

Akiyoshi Yonezawa, Tohoku University

Akiyoshi Yonezawa is professor and vice-director of the International Strategy Office of Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan. E-mail: akiyoshi.yonezawa.a4@tohoku.ac.jp.

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Published

2024-11-17

How to Cite

Shimauchi, S., & Yonezawa, A. (2024). What Does Liberal Arts Education Mean in Japan and South Korea?. International Higher Education, (120). Retrieved from https://ejournals.bc.edu/index.php/ihe/article/view/18461

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No. 120 (2024): Fall Issue

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Articles

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