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Competencies, Higher Education and Career in Japan and the Netherlands

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  • © 2007

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Editors:
  1. Jim Allen

    1. University of Maastricht, The Netherlands

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  2. Yuki Inenaga

    1. University of Tsukuba, Japan

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  3. Rolf van der Velden

    1. University of Maastricht, The Netherlands

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  4. Keiichi Yoshimoto

    1. Kyushi University, Japan

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  • Broad multidisciplinary perspective
  • Describes different features of the educational and occupational careers of graduates: experiences in higher education, the transition to professional life, values and work orientations
  • Based on unique comparative survey
  • Series of research questions are analysed from different perspectives by Japanese and Dutch contributors
  • Focuses on professional domains as well as private domains such as work-life balance of growing wide social interests

Part of the book series: Higher Education Dynamics (HEDY, volume 21)

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Table of contents (12 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-VI
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  2. Background

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Introduction

      • Jim Allen, Yuki Inenaga, Rolf van der Velden, Keiichi Yoshimoto
      Pages 3-23

    3. policies on the transition from higher education to employment since the 1990s

      • Naoyuki Ogata, Egbert de Weert, Keiichi Yoshimoto
      Pages 25-48

  3. Higher Education Experiences

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 49-49
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    2. Competencies acquired at university and required in the workplace

      • Naoyuki Ogata
      Pages 51-76

    3. University and college differences in the returns to education in japan and the netherlands

      • Rolf van der Velden, Peet van de Loo, Christoph Meng
      Pages 77-95

    4. University education and its relevance to working life

      • Keiichi Yoshimoto, Hiroshi Yamada
      Pages 97-127

  4. Transition and Professional Careers

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 129-129
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    2. On the use and generation of knowledge economy competencies

      • Paul Ghijsen, Christoph Meng
      Pages 131-147

    3. Influence of diversified employment on the initial career of higher education graduates

      • Reiko Kosugi
      Pages 149-164

    4. Career and mobility in japan and the netherlands

      • Peter Mühlau
      Pages 165-188

  5. Values and Work Orientations

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 189-189
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    2. Japanese and dutch graduates’ work orientations and job satisfaction

      • Sendy Farag, Jim Allen
      Pages 191-210

    3. Individualism and collectivism

      • Christophe Boone, Christoph Meng, Rolf van der Velden
      Pages 211-224

    4. Does Higher Education Provide Opportunities For Career Development Of Men And Women?

      • Inenaga Yuki
      Pages 225-247

  6. Final Reflections

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 249-249
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    2. The relationships between higher education and employment in japan and the netherlands

      • Ulrich Teichler
      Pages 251-264

  7. Back Matter

    Pages 265-270
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Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION Jim Allen*, Yuki Inenaga**, Rolf van der Velden* and Keiichi Yoshimoto*** * University of Maastricht ** University of Tsukuba *** Kyushu University 1. 1 Objectives and Background 1. 1. 1 The Focus of This Book It is well known that Japan and the Netherlands have enjoyed friendly relations for more than 400 years. Despite this fact, neither country has had much influence on the other in terms of society, culture, or institutional arrangements in the educational system and the labour market. These aspects remain essentially unique to each country. As a result, Japan and the Netherlands, the two countries at the focus of this book, form an intriguing contrast of culture, education system and labour market organisation. For decades Japan has attracted the attention of countless scholars attempting to come to grips, first of all with the enormous success of the post-war Japanese economy, and subsequently with its faltering progress since the early 1990s. In contrast to most western capitalist countries, the Japanese economy is characterised by a strong degree of centralised planning and cooperation between economic and political elites, in which favoured corporations and industries have been deliberately fostered. The higher education system has been largely academic in its focus, and strong links between higher education institutions and companies have helped ensure a smooth and rapid transition by graduates from higher education to employment.

Editors and Affiliations

  • University of Maastricht, The Netherlands

    Jim Allen, Rolf van der Velden

  • University of Tsukuba, Japan

    Yuki Inenaga

  • Kyushi University, Japan

    Keiichi Yoshimoto

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