Competencies, Higher Education and Career in Japan and the Netherlands

Competencies, Higher Education and Career in Japan and the Netherlands edited by Jim Allen, Yuki Inenaga, Rolf van der Velden, Keiichi Yoshimoto.

This book investigates how social and cultural factors affect the education, training and career development of graduates of higher education in Japan and the Netherlands. Despite their different historical paths, both countries are now subject to the common pressure of globalization. As a result, t...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Allen, Jim (Editor), Inenaga, Yuki (Editor), Velden, Rolf van der (Editor), Yoshimoto, Keiichi (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2007.
Edition:1st ed. 2007.
Series:Higher Education Dynamics, 21
Springer eBook Collection.
Subjects:
Higher education.
Educational policy.
Education and state.
International education .
Comparative education.
Sociology.
Labor economics.
Electronic resources (E-books)
Online Access:Click to view e-book
Holy Cross Note:Loaded electronically.
Electronic access restricted to members of the Holy Cross Community.
Table of Contents:
  • Background
  • policies on the transition from higher education to employment since the 1990s
  • Higher Education Experiences
  • Competencies acquired at university and required in the workplace
  • University and college differences in the returns to education in japan and the netherlands
  • University education and its relevance to working life
  • Transition and Professional Careers
  • On the use and generation of knowledge economy competencies
  • Influence of diversified employment on the initial career of higher education graduates
  • Career and mobility in japan and the netherlands
  • Values and Work Orientations
  • Japanese and dutch graduates’ work orientations and job satisfaction
  • Individualism and collectivism
  • Does Higher Education Provide Opportunities For Career Development Of Men And Women?
  • Final Reflections
  • The relationships between higher education and employment in japan and the netherlands.

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