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  • 61 - Undergraduate Research in Japan

  • from Part IV.3 - Asia & Oceania
  • Edited by Harald A. Mieg, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Elizabeth Ambos, Angela Brew, Macquarie University, Sydney, Dominique Galli, Indiana University–Purdue University, Indianapolis, Judith Lehmann, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina
  • Book:
    The Cambridge Handbook of Undergraduate Research
    Published online:
    11 August 2022
    Print publication:
    07 July 2022, pp 557-564

  • Summary

    Even though Japan has a largely Westernized system of education, it is worth remembering that this country has a strong hierarchical Confucian tradition of master–student relationships. This relationship is underlined by the literal meaning of sensei, “the one born before,” as the honorific given to all teachers and professors. University lecturers enjoy significant autonomy, and there are no particular barriers to faculty integrating undergraduate research (UR) into the curriculum. It can be argued that the STEM areas in which Japan excels have historically created more opportunities for research, and that UR is already undertaken there, whether formally recognized or not. In the arts, humanities, and social sciences, students are required to write a graduation thesis or report under the guidance of their instructor.