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The most common type of upper-secondary school
has a full-time, general program that offered
academic courses for students preparing for higher
education as well as technical and vocational courses.
A small number of schools offer part-time programs,
evening courses, or correspondence education.
Teachers specialize in their major
fields although they teach a variety
of courses within
their disciplines.
Teaching depends largely on the lecture system,
with the main goal of covering the very
demanding curriculum in the time allotted.
Approach and subject coverage tends to be
uniform, at least in the public schools.
Training of disabled students, emphasizes
vocational education
to enable students to be as
independent as
possible within
society.
LEARNING AREAS
Academic Tech-Voc Courses
(1st year) (2nd year-3rd year)
- Mathematics - Information processing
- Science - Navigation
- Languages - Fish farming
-Physical - Business
Education - English
In 2010, more than 2-8 students
enrolled in Japan’s 778 universities.
At the top of the higher education structure, these
institutions provide
- 4 years training leading to bachelors degree
-6 years programs leading to a
professional degree
Two types of public 4 year colleges
- the 86 national universities (including the
open universities
- 95 local public universities which are
founded by prefectures and
municipalities
The 597 remaining 4 year colleges
in 2010 were private.
Popular courses
- social sciences - engineering
- business - humanities
- law - education
- accounting
To help defray expenses, students frequently work part
times or borrow money through
the government supported Japan
Scholarship Association, local
government, non profit corporations
and other
institutions.
The quality of universities and higher education in
Japan is internationally recognized. There are 11
Japanese universities in the 2006 TNES-QS
World University Rankings.
Examples: University of Tokyo- 19th
Kyoto University- 23th
In 2010 the QS ASIA University Rankings
top 20 included eight Japanese
universities like the University of
Tokyo again.
Out of the top 100 Asian universities in 2011’s Times
Higher Education-QS World University Ratings, 33 were
Japanese.
JUNIOR COLLEGES
Mainly private institutions
Legacy of the occupation period
More than 90% of the students in junior
colleges are women. Higher education
for women is still largely perceived as preparation for
marriage or for a
short-term career
before marriage.
JUNIOR COLLEGES
Junior colleges provide women with social credentials as
well as education and some career opportunities.
These colleges frequently emphasize home economics,
nursing, teaching, humanities, and social sciences in their
curricula.