@article{oai:barrel.repo.nii.ac.jp:00005418,
 author = {Tajima, Takahiro},
 issue = {2/3},
 journal = {商学討究},
 month = {Dec},
 note = {Distance higher education in Japan has developed since the early 1950s, functioning as an open system of higher learning. Owing to deregulation and structural reform in education, the number of universities offering distance learning programs has increased in recent years, and distance learning institutions have become more open and conducive to learning. However, the number of students enrolled in distance learning universities is decreasing. Meanwhile, demand for education at distance learning graduate schools remains high due to a greater focus on educational credentials and practice-oriented study. The low level of demand for distance higher education in Japan is likely a consequence of concerns about the quality of education provided, or, in other words, the result of low social valuation.},
 pages = {125--143},
 title = {Conditions and Challenges of Distance Higher Education in Present-day Japan:Deregulation of Education and the Special Zones for Structural Reform},
 volume = {71},
 year = {2020}
}