Mission Statements in Continuing Higher Education

Eitel, Dean F.

doi:10.1080/07377366.1987.10401106

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“…Yet, while it has been argued that mission statements provide "an accessible and meaningful window for further exploration of the purpose of the school" (Stemler and Bebell 2012, p. 23), they have generally been ignored as a source of empirical research data (Stemler et al 2011) other than in the field of higher education (Morphew and Hartley 2006;Eitel 1987;Fugazzotto 2009). There is a dearth of literature pertaining to the topic at the primary level, and an even greater paucity available in relation to the use and importance of mission statements in education in the Japanese and, particularly more so, New Zealand context.…”

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Mission accomplished? School mission statements in NZ and Japan: what they reveal and conceal

Chapple

2015

Asia Pacific Educ. Rev.

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Primary schooling, where the majority of students start learning formally about social interaction and civic expectations, reflects much about a nations' approach to education and the goals for their citizens. After a brief comparison of the purpose of education in both New Zealand and Japan, through the use of textual and content analysis, this paper firstly analyzes school mission (vision) statements to explore the degree of diversity that exists within the public school sector in New Zealand and Japan. One hundred and fifty primary school mission statements in New Zealand and Japan were examined and grouped according to content and common themes based on a modified and simplified version of Stemler and Bebell (The school mission statement: values, goals, and identities in American education, Routledge, New York 2012)'s rubric. Next, the results of this survey were compared with a previous Japanese one (BERD) (School education statements. The present state of education 2010), then crossculturally by an examination of the main concepts that emerged in both countries. Finally, the paper attempts to shed light on the overall differences that exist between the two nations' primary education systems and what these reveal about its role in the respective societies in terms of the fostering of citizens for potential future contribution in the world.

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Section: Mission Statementsmentioning

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Mission accomplished? School mission statements in NZ and Japan: what they reveal and conceal

Chapple

2015

Asia Pacific Educ. Rev.

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Mission Statements in Continuing Higher Education

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Mission accomplished? School mission statements in NZ and Japan: what they reveal and conceal

Mission accomplished? School mission statements in NZ and Japan: what they reveal and conceal

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