Expanding the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme in Japan: The Role of University Admissions Reforms

Autor/inn/en	Sanders, Justin; Ishikura, Yukiko
Titel	Expanding the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme in Japan: The Role of University Admissions Reforms
Quelle	In: Journal of Research in International Education, 17 (2018) 1, S.17-32 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1475-2409
DOI	10.1177/1475240918765528
Schlagwörter	Advanced Placement Programs; Educational Change; College Admission; State Universities; Private Colleges; Foreign Countries; International Education; Educational Trends; Admissions Officers; Administrator Attitudes; Correlation; Foreign Nationals; Study Abroad; Student Records; High School Students; Statistical Analysis; Japan + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Bildungsreform; Hochschulzugang; Hochschulzulassung; Zulassung; Staatliche Universität; Privathochschule; Ausland; Internationale Erziehung; Bildungsentwicklung; Korrelation; Ausländer; Ausländerin; Studies abroad; Auslandsstudium; Schülerakte; High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Statistische Analyse
Abstract	In 2011, the Japanese government, in partnership with the International Baccalaureate (IB) Organization, embarked on an ambitious agenda of increasing the number of schools offering the IB Diploma Programme (DP) in Japan. One of the biggest challenges in this initiative is improving the recognition of the IB Diploma as an acceptable and sought after qualification for entry into the nation's higher education institutions. By examining data on DP student matriculation and a survey of Japanese university admissions offices, this paper explores the relationship between the government project, growth of the DP and admissions reform in Japan. Analysis suggests that while the DP recognition situation in Japan is changing, the pace is fairly gradual compared to the timeline set by the government, and there is still some way to go to meet the project targets. Additionally, it appears to be the private universities rather than the national universities that are leading in the reforms and accepting the most DP students. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01