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Hunkering down: Japan's higher education sector | Times Higher Education (THE) - 0 views

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Paul Beaufait on 26 Nov 18

"The number of upper secondary school graduates in Japan has declined by 38 per cent since 1990, when the country's previously booming economy began to flatline, and job vacancies outnumber applicants by more than 60 per cent. Such factors have prompted questions about the country's ability to maintain a workforce capable of paying off the world's largest public debt; Japan's government owes around two-and-a-half times what its entire economy produces each year" (¶4, 2018.11.26).

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"The number of upper secondary school graduates in Japan has declined by 38 per cent since 1990, when the country's previously booming economy began to flatline, and job vacancies outnumber applicants by more than 60 per cent. Such factors have prompted questions about the country's ability to maintain a workforce capable of paying off the world's largest public debt; Japan's government owes around two-and-a-half times what its entire economy produces each year" (¶4, 2018.11.26).</div>

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International Engagement Through Education: Remarks by Secretary Arne Duncan at the Cou... - 0 views

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shared by Paul Beaufait on 26 Mar 15 - No Cached

We must improve language learning and international education at all levels if our nation is to continue to lead in the global economy; to help bring security and stability to the world; and to build stronger and more productive ties with our neighbors.
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The United States is a country made up of many cultures—and we often celebrate that diversity. But just as often, we rely on the predominance of English as the language of global business and higher education when looking toward the world.
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Paul Beaufait on 26 Mar 15

What Sec. Duncan said about cross-cultural and language education in the U.S. may apply to other countries around the world as well.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">What Sec. Duncan said about cross-cultural and language education in the U.S. may apply to other countries around the world as well.</div>

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Is paid research time a vanishing privilege for modern academics? | Times Higher Educat... - 0 views

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Paul Beaufait on 25 Jul 19

"While 39 per cent of those surveyed by THE say that the 40/40/20 workload model is still the ideal breakdown, compared with 38 per cent who do not, a massive 80 per cent say it is not realistically achievable in the time contractually available" (Mayo, 2019, Less time for research but more time on work, ¶9). Mayo, Nick. (2019.07.25). Is paid research time a vanishing privilege for modern academics? Retrieved from https://www.timeshighereducation.com/features/paid-research-time-vanishing-privilege-modern-academics

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"While 39 per cent of those surveyed by THE say that the 40/40/20 workload model is still the ideal breakdown, compared with 38 per cent who do not, a massive 80 per cent say it is not realistically achievable in the time contractually available" (Mayo, 2019, Less time for research but more time on work, ¶9). Mayo, Nick. (2019.07.25). Is paid research time a vanishing privilege for modern academics? Retrieved from <a href="https://www.timeshighereducation.com/features/paid-research-time-vanishing-privilege-modern-academics" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.timeshighereducation.com/features/paid-research-time-vanishing-privilege-modern-academics</a></div>

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Social sciences miss out on climate change research funding | Times Higher Education (THE) - 0 views

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Paul Beaufait on 20 Jan 20

Digest of "a paper published recently in the journal Energy Research & Social Science" (¶3).

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Digest of "a paper published recently in the journal Energy Research & Social Science" (¶3).</div>

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