Date of Award

1-1-2012

Language

English

Document Type

Dissertation

Degree Name

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

College/School/Department

Department of Economics

Content Description

1 online resource (xiii, 320 pages) : PDF file, illustrations (some color)

Dissertation/Thesis Chair

Heinz-Dieter Meyer

Committee Members

Bruce P Szelest, Alan Wagner, Akiyoshi Yonezawa

Keywords

Accreditation, Japanese Higher Education, New Institutionalism, New Public Management, Policy Analysis, Qualitative Research, Universities and colleges, Education, Higher, Educational evaluation

Subject Categories

Education Policy | Higher Education | Higher Education Administration

Abstract

In response to the declining quality of Japanese undergraduate education, the Ministry of Education implemented the accreditation system in 2004. As the first cycle of accreditation reviews ended in 2010, the effectiveness of these reviews has been discussed in the policy arena.

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