A Comparison Study of Leadership Training at Universities in Japan: Higano Model and Miura Model

This study will compare two leadership programs for universities. The first is the “Business Leadership Program” by Professor Mikinari Higano at Waseda University (previously at Rikkyo University), another is the “theory of university education” and the student-suggested subject “lovely study” model by Professor Makoto Miura at Kansai University. Although both models provide leadership training and active learning, and encouraging student assistants to take the lead, they have different styles of learning philosophy. The Higano Model focuses on organizational learning, while the Miura Model emphasizes interaction among students. This paper will describe the leadership practices of these two models in university and consider their theoretical implicationsdepartmental bulletin pape