Akiyoshi Yonezawa
Biographic Data
| ID | 1707072 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Akiyoshi Yonezawa |
| GIVEN NAMES | Akiyoshi |
| FAMILY NAME | Yonezawa |
| SIGNATURE | YONEZAWA A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Nagoya University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-6692-5212 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 15 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 48 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 15 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2007 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 5 |
Internationalisation in Japanese higher education through the lens of women’s leadership
A comparative analysis of career trajectories for U.S.-trained and Japanese-trained Chinese PhDs in engineering
This study investigates the differences in career trajectories between Chinese PhDs who obtained their doctorates in the U.S. and Japan, as well as the varying predictors of these trajectories for U.S.-trained and Japanese-trained Chinese PhDs. Utilizing two original datasets that include demographic information, educational background, academic output, and employment status of Chinese doctoral graduates in engineering, this study reveals signifi…
Evolutions in knowledge production policy and practice in Japan
This paper examines shifts in the knowledge production policy agenda at Japanese research universities - a transition from discipline-based academic tradition towards interdisciplinary forms of knowledge production - through a case study of a leading interdisciplinary research institute. We examine this transition through the case of Tohoku University, one of seven ‘Designated National Universities’, and its flagship International Research Instit…
Challenges of the Japanese higher education Amidst population decline and globalization
The Japanese higher education system has struggled with a demographic decline of the university-age population since the 1990s. The expected shrinkage of the overall consumer market due to ageing also significantly pressures Japanese enterprises to expand business in the global market outside Japan. Under these conditions, Japanese universities, heavily reliant on the national language and culture, are facing pressure to internationalise their ou…
Global education policy and international development
Global education policy and international development: new agendas, issues and policies." Comparative Education, 55(2), pp. 287–288
Inter- and intra-regional dynamics on the idea of universities in East Asia
The authors analyze the profile and dynamism of the Japanese higher education system in comparison with the higher education systems of other East Asian countries, with special reference to East–West hybrid patterns. The authors reflect on the development and transformation of Japanese higher education, especially its interaction with neighboring higher education systems. The authors argue that the stress of competition and hierarchical recogniti…
Mobility, formation and development of the academic profession in science, technology, engineering and mathematics in East and South East Asia
The academic profession contributes to shaping the capacity and identity of higher education systems. In East and Southeast Asia, there is a need for further discussion on the regional identity characteristics of the academic profession to account for its multiple origins and national and international dimensions. Data from two large-scale comparative surveys and secondary sources are used to investigate the role of international mobility in the …
Higher Education Research in East Asia
Connecting Higher Education Research in Japan with the International Academic Community
Cities and the lives of university academics
Although the relationship between cities and universities is a commonly discussed topic, the so‐called ‘world class universities’ and ‘global cities’ in E ast A sia do not always fit into one single cosmopolitan model. Focusing on the case of T okyo and J apan, the authors of this paper examine the mobility patterns, academic and social lives, and gender differences of university academics as representative knowledge workers. Using original surve…
Innovation and entrepreneurship
This article examines the Japanese response in terms of innovation capacity and entrepreneurship enhancement under the ever-changing economic environment. Particular focus would go to the interactions among government, industry and universities in the national innovation system at a macro level, and entrepreneurship education at the institutional level. Several key universities were selected for discussion. This article argues that under the urge…
Nizu Chushin no Fukushi Shakai e--Tojisha Shuken no Jisedai Fukushi Senryaku (Towards a Needs-Based Welfare Society--Next Generation Individual Autonomy Welfare Strategies)
Since the late 1990s, Japan's social welfare systems, including those for children, the elderly and the disabled, have shifted from institutional to contractual systems across the board. Institutional systems are those in which the government assesses needs and provides services, while contractual systems refer to those in which users select services through a quasi-market. This shift has been both positively and negatively evaluated, but the iss…
Much ado about ranking
This article examines the ongoing struggle of leading Japanese universities to elevate their positions in world rankings, and the perceived necessity of Japanese higher education to internationalize in order to achieve more favourable international recognition. The author discusses structural difficulties inherent in Japanese universities in establishing effective approaches for internationalization. Recognition of the necessity to pursue interna…
Quality Assessment and Assurance in Japanese Universities
Journal Article Quality Assessment and Assurance in Japanese Universities: The Plight of the Social Sciences Get access Akiyoshi YONEZAWA Akiyoshi YONEZAWA YONEZAWA Akiyoshi is an Associate Professor of the Center for the Advancement of Higher Education (CAHE) at Tohoku University. His main research focus is comparative sociology and policy analysis in higher education. He has actively published on various issues related to Japanese and East Asia…
Strategies for the emerging global higher education market in East Asia
In this paper, the author tries to set up the framework for understanding the qualitative change of the nature of national policies for higher education through the increasing aspects as ‘industry’ in universities and other higher education sector. Based on this framework, the author analyses, comparatively, the national policies for higher education ‘industry’ in three East Asian countries: Malaysia, Singapore and Japan. Thorough the examination…
Global education policy and international development
Global education policy and international development: new agendas, issues and policies." Comparative Education, 55(2), pp. 287–288
Much ado about ranking
This article examines the ongoing struggle of leading Japanese universities to elevate their positions in world rankings, and the perceived necessity of Japanese higher education to internationalize in order to achieve more favourable international recognition. The author discusses structural difficulties inherent in Japanese universities in establishing effective approaches for internationalization. Recognition of the necessity to pursue interna…
Mobility, formation and development of the academic profession in science, technology, engineering and mathematics in East and South East Asia
The academic profession contributes to shaping the capacity and identity of higher education systems. In East and Southeast Asia, there is a need for further discussion on the regional identity characteristics of the academic profession to account for its multiple origins and national and international dimensions. Data from two large-scale comparative surveys and secondary sources are used to investigate the role of international mobility in the …
Inter- and intra-regional dynamics on the idea of universities in East Asia
The authors analyze the profile and dynamism of the Japanese higher education system in comparison with the higher education systems of other East Asian countries, with special reference to East–West hybrid patterns. The authors reflect on the development and transformation of Japanese higher education, especially its interaction with neighboring higher education systems. The authors argue that the stress of competition and hierarchical recogniti…
Strategies for the emerging global higher education market in East Asia
In this paper, the author tries to set up the framework for understanding the qualitative change of the nature of national policies for higher education through the increasing aspects as ‘industry’ in universities and other higher education sector. Based on this framework, the author analyses, comparatively, the national policies for higher education ‘industry’ in three East Asian countries: Malaysia, Singapore and Japan. Thorough the examination…
Challenges of the Japanese higher education Amidst population decline and globalization
The Japanese higher education system has struggled with a demographic decline of the university-age population since the 1990s. The expected shrinkage of the overall consumer market due to ageing also significantly pressures Japanese enterprises to expand business in the global market outside Japan. Under these conditions, Japanese universities, heavily reliant on the national language and culture, are facing pressure to internationalise their ou…
Evolutions in knowledge production policy and practice in Japan
This paper examines shifts in the knowledge production policy agenda at Japanese research universities - a transition from discipline-based academic tradition towards interdisciplinary forms of knowledge production - through a case study of a leading interdisciplinary research institute. We examine this transition through the case of Tohoku University, one of seven ‘Designated National Universities’, and its flagship International Research Instit…
Strategies for the emerging global higher education market in East Asia
In this paper, the author tries to set up the framework for understanding the qualitative change of the nature of national policies for higher education through the increasing aspects as ‘industry’ in universities and other higher education sector. Based on this framework, the author analyses, comparatively, the national policies for higher education ‘industry’ in three East Asian countries: Malaysia, Singapore and Japan. Thorough the examination…
Quality Assessment and Assurance in Japanese Universities
Journal Article Quality Assessment and Assurance in Japanese Universities: The Plight of the Social Sciences Get access Akiyoshi YONEZAWA Akiyoshi YONEZAWA YONEZAWA Akiyoshi is an Associate Professor of the Center for the Advancement of Higher Education (CAHE) at Tohoku University. His main research focus is comparative sociology and policy analysis in higher education. He has actively published on various issues related to Japanese and East Asia…
Nizu Chushin no Fukushi Shakai e--Tojisha Shuken no Jisedai Fukushi Senryaku (Towards a Needs-Based Welfare Society--Next Generation Individual Autonomy Welfare Strategies)
Since the late 1990s, Japan's social welfare systems, including those for children, the elderly and the disabled, have shifted from institutional to contractual systems across the board. Institutional systems are those in which the government assesses needs and provides services, while contractual systems refer to those in which users select services through a quasi-market. This shift has been both positively and negatively evaluated, but the iss…
Much ado about ranking
This article examines the ongoing struggle of leading Japanese universities to elevate their positions in world rankings, and the perceived necessity of Japanese higher education to internationalize in order to achieve more favourable international recognition. The author discusses structural difficulties inherent in Japanese universities in establishing effective approaches for internationalization. Recognition of the necessity to pursue interna…
Innovation and entrepreneurship
This article examines the Japanese response in terms of innovation capacity and entrepreneurship enhancement under the ever-changing economic environment. Particular focus would go to the interactions among government, industry and universities in the national innovation system at a macro level, and entrepreneurship education at the institutional level. Several key universities were selected for discussion. This article argues that under the urge…
Cities and the lives of university academics
Although the relationship between cities and universities is a commonly discussed topic, the so‐called ‘world class universities’ and ‘global cities’ in E ast A sia do not always fit into one single cosmopolitan model. Focusing on the case of T okyo and J apan, the authors of this paper examine the mobility patterns, academic and social lives, and gender differences of university academics as representative knowledge workers. Using original surve…
Higher Education Research in East Asia
Connecting Higher Education Research in Japan with the International Academic Community
Mobility, formation and development of the academic profession in science, technology, engineering and mathematics in East and South East Asia
The academic profession contributes to shaping the capacity and identity of higher education systems. In East and Southeast Asia, there is a need for further discussion on the regional identity characteristics of the academic profession to account for its multiple origins and national and international dimensions. Data from two large-scale comparative surveys and secondary sources are used to investigate the role of international mobility in the …
Inter- and intra-regional dynamics on the idea of universities in East Asia
The authors analyze the profile and dynamism of the Japanese higher education system in comparison with the higher education systems of other East Asian countries, with special reference to East–West hybrid patterns. The authors reflect on the development and transformation of Japanese higher education, especially its interaction with neighboring higher education systems. The authors argue that the stress of competition and hierarchical recogniti…
Challenges of the Japanese higher education Amidst population decline and globalization
The Japanese higher education system has struggled with a demographic decline of the university-age population since the 1990s. The expected shrinkage of the overall consumer market due to ageing also significantly pressures Japanese enterprises to expand business in the global market outside Japan. Under these conditions, Japanese universities, heavily reliant on the national language and culture, are facing pressure to internationalise their ou…
Global education policy and international development
Global education policy and international development: new agendas, issues and policies." Comparative Education, 55(2), pp. 287–288
Evolutions in knowledge production policy and practice in Japan
This paper examines shifts in the knowledge production policy agenda at Japanese research universities - a transition from discipline-based academic tradition towards interdisciplinary forms of knowledge production - through a case study of a leading interdisciplinary research institute. We examine this transition through the case of Tohoku University, one of seven ‘Designated National Universities’, and its flagship International Research Instit…
A comparative analysis of career trajectories for U.S.-trained and Japanese-trained Chinese PhDs in engineering
This study investigates the differences in career trajectories between Chinese PhDs who obtained their doctorates in the U.S. and Japan, as well as the varying predictors of these trajectories for U.S.-trained and Japanese-trained Chinese PhDs. Utilizing two original datasets that include demographic information, educational background, academic output, and employment status of Chinese doctoral graduates in engineering, this study reveals signifi…
Internationalisation in Japanese higher education through the lens of women’s leadership
Political science (13 works) · Higher Education Governance and Development (12 works) · Economics (11 works) · Higher education (11 works) · Economic growth (9 works) · Sociology (7 works) · Business (6 works) · China (5 works) · Comparative education (5 works) · East Asia (5 works)