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Library education in Japan, Republic of Korea and Taiwan : a comparative study
thesis
posted on 2013-06-26, 11:46 authored by Young A. UmThis study has compared the education for professional librarians in
Japan, Korea and Taiwan, which have shared similar cultural
backgrounds while developing each its own distinct national culture
and character. It was intended to draw out similarities and
differences in the educational systems with interpretations in the
light of the social and cultural backgrounds. The hypotheses the
research tries to verify are as follows:
i) Japan, Korea and Taiwan have shared a similar cultural
background and have adopted the same American educational
system for librarians, so there will be similarities in library
education in the three countries;
ii) if differences exist, they will reveal the national
characteristics including the priorities given to national
development, economic development and educational standards in
each country;
iii) if the three countries share similarities in library education,
they will also have similar trends, problems and future
prospects resulting from the similarities
The hypotheses have been verified as being true through the
comparisons of such variables as the objectives of library education,
teaching staff, students, curriculum, special requirements for the
course, textbooks, research, facilities, relationships with outside
libraries and incorporation of information science. The social needs
in library services, the trends, problems and future of library
education felt by library educators along with the employment of
library school graduates have also been compared. Based on the
findings and their interpretation eight suggestions for better
library education in the region are recommended.
History
School
- Science
Department
- Information Science
Publisher
© Young Ai UmPublication date
1987Notes
A Doctoral Thesis. Submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the award of Doctor of Philosophy of Loughborough University.EThOS Persistent ID
uk.bl.ethos.381706Language
- en