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The Asian Studies Consortium: An Innovative Approach To Study In Japan, Susan Coleman, James L. Narduzzi, Jonathan Lawson, Guy Colarruli
The Asian Studies Consortium: An Innovative Approach To Study In Japan, Susan Coleman, James L. Narduzzi, Jonathan Lawson, Guy Colarruli
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Japan's dramatic re-emergence as a world power in the '80s led a number of U.S. colleges and universities to incorporate courses on Japanese history, politics, culture, management practices and language into their curricula. Simultaneously, there has been a flurry of activity to develop study abroad experiences in Japan to expose American students to Japanese culture and language. Chambers and Cummings (1990) document approximately 90 programs involving a U.S. school and a Japanese partner. For a variety of reasons a number of these ambitious ventures have not been entirely successful.
One of the major impediments to launching a successful study abroad …