Ito Naoki    Department   Undergraduate School  , School of Arts and Letters    Position   Professor
Language	Japanese
Publication Date	2015/07
Type	Academic Journal
Peer Review	Peer reviewed
Title	Comparative analysis of student counseling center websites in Japan and United States
Contribution Type	Sole-authored
Journal	The Japanese Journal of Student Counseling
Volume, Issue, Page	pp.24-39
Details	Websites of student counseling centers in Japan and the United States were analyzed and differences between websites in the two countries in recent decades were discussed. Websites of 242 centers in the 2004 survey, and 335 centers in the 2013 survey conducted in Japan were compared with 331 centers in the 2005 survey, and 282 centers in the 2013 survey conducted in the United States. Results indicated that the amount of information on the websites had increased and more information required by users was offered in both countries. Results also showed that there were significant differences in websites, based on the size and type of universities and colleges, with larger institutions showing more information on their websites. Comparative analysis indicated that there was more information on websites in the United States compared to those in Japan and that this tendency remained unchanged in recent decades. Moreover, the types of information offered on websites were different between the two countries. Finally, student counseling methods in Japan are discussed and the necessity for international comparison is suggested.