University accreditation in Japan: Problems and possibilities for reforming EFL education

This article by Bern Mulvey updates the situation on accreditation in Japan's HE system. What is needed now, perhaps, is more analysis as to what the accreditation actually does and how to improve it so that it can lead to improvement in HE here.  


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http://jalt-publications.org/tlt/articles/153-feature-article-university-accreditation-japan-problems-and-possibilities-reforming

University accreditation in Japan: Problems and possibilities for reforming EFL education
by Prof. Bern Mulvey, Iwate University