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Self-Oriented Values and Their Impact on Society and Higher Education in the United States and Japan

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https://doi.org/10.51094/jxiv.1519

Keywords:

Diploma Policy, Competency, Personal Responsibility, Meritocracy

Abstract

This paper examines four self-oriented values inherent in degree conferral policies and competencies within higher education: self-assertiveness, self-realization, self-fulfillment, and self-esteem. This paper identifies one of the ideological sources of these values and examines the process of their formation against the backdrop of neoliberal capitalism, along with the challenges they have brought about.

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Author Biography

Masao Mori, Institute of Science Tokyo, Office of Institute Strategy

 

1996: Withdrew from the Doctoral Program at the Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Engineering Science, Kyushu University after completing coursework. 2011: Awarded Doctor of Information Science from the Graduate School of Information Science and Electrical Engineering, Kyushu University. Appointed as Assistant at the Kyushu University Institute for Systems and Information Science in 1996. Served as Assistant Professor and Associate Professor at the University Evaluation and Information Office of the same university from 2006, engaged in university evaluation and IR research and operations. Appointed as Full Professor at the Information Utilization IR Office of Tokyo Institute of Technology in 2015, where he remains to this day. Founded the Meeting on Japanese Institutional Research (MJIR) and the International Conference on Data Science and Institutional Research (DSIR) to promote the dissemination and advancement of university IR. In 2019, he co-founded the Japan Institutional Research Association and contributes to IR promotion as its Vice President and Director. Recognizing the need for a persistent identifier (PID) for researchers as a foundation for IR information early on, he co-founded the ORCID Japan Consortium for institutions in 2020. As Chair of the Consortium Steering Committee, he contributes to the promotion and expansion of ORCID.

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