Sociology Sociology of education

Rather than converging toward Western managerial models, China’s leading universities appear to combine professional and political forms of authority as they navigate global academic competition and national strategic priorities, according to a study published in the journal Studies in Higher Education.

As Japanese society increasingly gets global, a new study finds that its education system has not kept pace. Students with foreign roots face cultural and linguistic hurdles in schools that still operate on assumptions of homogeneity. Findings suggest a lack of teacher training on multiculturalism is contributing to isolation and missed learning opportunities for these students.