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Circumstances surrounding students’ advancement into higher education in Japan have largely changed in the period from 1992 to 2007 as is documented by surveys conducted in those 2 years. The purpose of this chapter is to identify the changes in university teachers’ views of and attitudes towards students during the 15 years from three viewpoints. First, the scale of higher education provision that university teachers believe to be appropriate is overviewed. Second, the changes in their evaluation of students’ performance, ability, and attitudes to study are examined. Finally, how their views towards students are reflected in classes is explored. From the viewpoint of university teachers, the scale of higher education exceeds the level they believe appropriate. They have changed their teaching methods in order to meet the downward pressure on quality and these education reforms will continue in the future.
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Ogata, N. (2015). Changes in University Teachers’ View towards Students: Impact of Universalization. In: Arimoto, A., Cummings, W., Huang, F., Shin, J. (eds) The Changing Academic Profession in Japan. The Changing Academy – The Changing Academic Profession in International Comparative Perspective, vol 11. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-09468-7_5
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