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CHIKADA Masahiro
Institute for Promotion of Higher Education / Center for Higher Education Studies
Professor

Researcher basic information

■ Research Keyword
  • academic management
■ Research Areas
  • Humanities & social sciences / Sociology of education
  • Humanities & social sciences / Tertiary education
  • Humanities & social sciences / Tertiary education
  • Humanities & social sciences / Education - general / Higher education, Academic management
■ Committee History
  • 2016 - Present, 一般社団法人大学教育学会, 評議員
  • 2011 - Present, 日本比較教育学会, 理事

Research activity information

■ Award
  • Mar. 2022 一般社団法人大学教育学会, JACUE SELECTION 2022
    著者:ブルース・マクファーレン, 訳者, 齋藤芳子, 近田政博, 『知のリーダーシップー大学教授の役割を再生する』

  • Mar. 2022 神戸大学, 令和3年度後期全学共通教育ベストティーチャー賞
    近田政博

  • Mar. 2019 一般社団法人 大学教育学会, JACUE SELECTION 2019
    近田政博編, シリーズ大学の教授法, 研究指導
    共同研究・競争的資金等の業績IDIRI

  • Oct. 2015 神戸大学, 平成27年度前期全学共通教育ベストティーチャー賞, 平成27年度前期「教育と人間形成」
    CHIKADA MASAHIRO
    Others

  • Mar. 2015 神戸大学, Best Teacher Prize, 文系科目部門：担当授業科目「教育と人間形成」
    CHIKADA MASAHIRO
    Others

  • Jun. 2006 日本比較教育学会, 日本比較教育学会平塚賞, 近代ベトナム高等教育の政策史
    CHIKADA MASAHIRO
    Japan society

■ Paper
■ MISC
  • 大学教授の利他的役割とは
    近田政博
    May 2021, 教育学術新聞, (2841) (2841), 3 - 3, Japanese
    [Invited]
    Introduction commerce magazine

  • 神戸大学へようこそ！ 平成31年度初年次セミナー共通教材
    CHIKADA MASAHIRO
    Mar. 2019, 神戸大学へようこそ！ 平成31年度初年次セミナー共通教材, Japanese
    Lecture materials

  • CHIKADA MASAHIRO
    日本私立大学協会, Jun. 2018, 教育学術新聞, (2730) (2730), 2面, Japanese
    [Invited]
    Introduction commerce magazine

  • A Study on Methodologies of the Third World Studies in Education
    Chikada Masahiro
    Nagoya University, 30 Sep. 1996, Bulletin of the Faculty of Education, the Department of Education, 43(1) (1), 47 - 56, Japanese

  • The Effect of the "Look East Policy " Program on the Malaysian Job Market
    Chikada Masahiro
    Nagoya University, 30 Mar. 1995, Bulletin of the Faculty of Education, the Department of Education, 41(2) (2), 267 - 278, Japanese

  • A Study on International Flow of Foreign Students
    Chikada Masahiro
    Nagoya University, 30 Mar. 1994, Bulletin of the Faculty of Education, the Department of Education, 40(2) (2), 155 - 167, Japanese

  • A Comparative Study on the Languages of Instruction of South-East Asian Countries
    Chikada Masahiro
    Nagoya University, 29 Mar. 1993, Bulletin of the Faculty of Education, the Department of Education, 39(2) (2), 115 - 126, Japanese

■ Books And Other Publications
  • Intellectual Leadership in Higher Education: Renewing the role of the university professor
    Saito, Y, Chikada, M
    Joint translation, Tamagawa University Press, Mar. 2021

  • Writing skills in qualitative research
    CHIKADA MASAHIRO
    Contributor, 95-106, 東信堂, Jan. 2019, Japanese, ISBN: 9784798915180
    Scholarly book

  • シリーズ大学の教授法5 研究指導
    近田政博, 齋藤芳子, 渡辺哲司, 西野毅朗
    Editor, 玉川大学出版部, Mar. 2018

  • 高学力層の大学新入生が抱える不本意感と違和感－神戸大学での調査結果から
    CHIKADA MASAHIRO
    Contributor, 11-46, 学文社, Aug. 2016, Japanese, ISBN: 9784762026546
    Scholarly book

■ Lectures, oral presentations, etc.
  • クォーター制導入によって生じた課題をどう改善するか－神戸大学の事例－
    CHIKADA MASAHIRO
    大学教育学会2018年課題研究集会, Dec. 2018, Japanese, 長崎国際大学, Domestic conference
    Poster presentation

  • How has the quarter system on academic calendar affect Japanese universities?
    CHIKADA MASAHIRO
    The 54th Annual Conference of Japan Comparative Education Society, Jun. 2018, English, 広島大学, Higashihiroshima city, Domestic conference
    Oral presentation

  • 神戸大学における『２学期クォーター制』の影響と課題
    CHIKADA MASAHIRO
    関西地区FD連絡協議会総会, May 2018, Japanese, 大阪大学, Domestic conference
    Poster presentation

  • ベトナム、インドネシア、ラオスにおける教育計画の特質と課題
    CHIKADA MASAHIRO
    日本比較教育学会, Jun. 2016, Japanese, 大阪大学, Domestic conference
    Oral presentation

  • 論理的思考を養うアカデミック・ライティングのあり方
    CHIKADA MASAHIRO
    第21回大学教育研究フォーラム, Mar. 2015, Japanese, 京都大学, Domestic conference
    [Invited]
    Invited oral presentation

  • 人文系ポスドク問題の本質は何か？
    CHIKADA MASAHIRO
    日本哲学会第73回大会若手研究者支援ワークショップ, Jun. 2014, Japanese, 北海道大学, Domestic conference
    [Invited]
    Invited oral presentation

■ Research Themes
  • University Authorization Systems During Socio-Economical Transition: A Historical and International Comparative Study
    濱名 篤, 川嶋 太津夫, 山田 礼子, 森 利枝, 塚原 修一, 深堀 聡子, 齊藤 貴浩, 白川 優治, 合田 隆史, 近田 政博, 芦沢 真五
    Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research, Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (A), Kansai University of International Studies, 01 Apr. 2023 - 31 Mar. 2027

  • Development of case study materials to foster university students' agency in a multicultural society
    黒田 千晴, 永井 敦, 近田 政博, 朴 秀娟, 大山 牧子
    Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research, Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C), Kobe University, 01 Apr. 2023 - 31 Mar. 2027

  • The structure and function of academic headquarters in Japanese national universities
    近田 政博, 山内 乾史, 葛城 浩一
    Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C), Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C), Kobe University, 01 Apr. 2022 - 31 Mar. 2026

  • CHIKADA MASAHIRO
    Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Research (Exploratory), Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Research (Exploratory), Kobe University, Apr. 2017 - Mar. 2020, Principal investigator
    The aim of this research is to clarify the methodology of mastering knowledge and skills for middle-aged professors learning academic management. According to the research, the website on academic management of Kobe University is completely revised. Besides "Intellectual Leadership in Higher Education" a book of professor Bruce Macfarlane, which revealed the new ideas of contemporary university professors, is just translated into Japanese. The book is going to be published in summer 2020.
    Competitive research funding

  • Nakajima Hidehiro
    Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B), Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B), Nagoya University, 01 Apr. 2015 - 31 Mar. 2018
    The purpose of this study is to synthesize the conventional wisdom for improving teaching quality in higher education in the following areas: course design, lecturing, activity-based learning, learning assessment, and research supervision. A Comprehensive and exhaustive review of the previous studies have been performed and the results have been reorganized to provide the general knowledge for the improvement of teaching. We have published 5 books of a series for instructors who teache students in colleges and universities as the final outcomes of our research. Furthermore, we have provided a couple of seminars and workshops for instructors who are newly appointed to college teaching.

  • Chikada Masahiro, XU Guoxing, HU Jianhua, GAO Yimin, LE Dong Phuong, VO Van Sen
    Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B), Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B), Kobe University, Apr. 2014 - Mar. 2018, Principal investigator
    Academic Freedom in Vietnam and China is developing gradually in the conditions which forces the royality to the communist party and country. The main function of party committee in the universities in both countries are changing from political control to balancing the powers and showing the fundamental orientation of universities.
    Competitive research funding

  • CHIKADA MASAHIRO
    Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research, Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research, Apr. 2012 - Mar. 2015, Principal investigator
    The purpose of the study to develop the methodology on teaching and learning for postgraduate adult students. Focusing on the research supervision using the theoretical andragogy model, the study clarifies the methods to encourage students, the methods making use of their life experiences to learning resources. Consequently, the study shows the methodology to support adult students to make their dissertations.
    Competitive research funding

  • A Comparative Study on the Quality Assurance of University Teachers' Competencies and its Teaching Qualification
    KAWASHIMA Keiji, SATO Hiroaki, KATO Kaori, OKI Hirotaka, OKADA Yoshiko, SUGIHARA Masaaki, CHIKADA Masahiro, TSUCHIMOTCHI Gary Hoichi, NAKAJIMA Hidehiro, WATANABE Aya
    Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research, Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B), National Institute for Educational Policy Research, 18 Nov. 2011 - 31 Mar. 2014
    The purpose of this study is to explore the future prospects of university teaching qualification and competence. We examine how the pedagogical competence for university teaching is described, and how its quality assurance system is developed and managed in other countries. To accomplish this purpose, the comparative method is utilized to learn from excellent precedents and have implication. As the first step in our analysis, we conduct interviews with actors in other countries, such as UK, the Netherlands, Sweden and Finland. Second, we categorize university teaching tasks to extract the university teaching competence. And finally, we present the qualification framework for university teaching.

  • Study on Academic Degree System on the Base of Evaluation of Competences
    NATSUME Tatsuya, CHIKADA Masahiro, NAKAI Toshiki, KATO Kaori
    Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research, Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research, Nagoya University, 2011 - 2013
    This study investigates special academic degree systems that exempt students from academic coursework in higher education. It compares the systems in the European countries to examine the processes and problems that their systems entail within higher education. Competence-based academic degree systems are based on the accreditation of prior learning, APL, which assesses students' competences. This study clarifies the actual situation and certain APL features in the countries. We identified the following APL-related points: APL places greater importance on learning outcomes than on the application to Higher Education Institutes, HEI, as assessment factors for exemption from coursework. APL creates certain crucial problems for IHEs, such as the determination of equivalence between the experiential knowledge and skills that people acquire in daily lives and the academic skills that IHEs offer. EU, OECD, and UNESCO have policies that promote APL in their member countries.

  • NATSUME Tatsuya, CHIKADA Masahiro, NAKAI Toshiki, SAITO Yoshiko, OTSUKA Yusaku, OHMORI Fujio, YOSHINAGA Keiichiro, NAKAJIMA Hidehiro
    Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B), Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B), Nagoya University, 2010 - 2012
    The purpose of this research is to study the effective methods for developing the leadership of the Presidential teams of Japanese universities. This research finds things as follows. 1.Vice-presidents of Japanese national universities have much difficulties for carrying out their jobs for enhancing the education. 2.There are many obstacles for exercising leadership in enhancing the education. 3. Many universities don't offer system for helping vice-presidents to exercise leadership including workshop for developing their leadership . 4. There are some systems for developing leadership of presidens and vice-presidents in some foreign countries, especially USA. and UK.

  • International comparative study of multi-faceted functions of graduate education in Asia
    KITAMURA Yuto, OTSUKA Yutaka, NISHINO Setsuo, NATSUME Tatsuya, YONEZAWA Akiyoshi, HATTORI Mina, CHIKADA Masahiro, HORIE Miki, KAMPEERAPARB Sunate
    Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research, Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B), Nagoya University, 2008 - 2010
    This research project aimed at analyzing situations of graduate education in Asian countries under the influences of globalization by focusing on its multi-faceted functions. Such functions include educational functions to train intellectual elites and highly skilled experts, research functions to promote the advancement of science and technology, societal functions to contribute to socio-economic development of country. Researchers involved had visited various different Asian countries to collect necessary information and tried to analyze current situations. Also, based on the collaboration among three universities (Sophia, Tohoku and Waseda), the research team organized two international conferences to discuss about the theme. Based on the discussion at these conferences, the research team is preparing for the publication of academic book which should be written in English for wider audience.

  • CHIKADA Masahiro, NATSUME Tatsuya, TORII Tomoko, SATO Machi, WATARI Natsuko, SAKAI Etsuuko
    Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B), Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B), Nagoya University, 2007 - 2009
    This study examines the distinctive features of special educational programs designed for high-achieving students in the research universities in US, Australia, Canada, UK, China, and Japan. Such special programs are known as "honors programs". Honors programs put emphasis on the leadership and international experience to enhance their learning motivation. Through the programs, students of the public or national universities provide a lot of learning supports with students as much as in small private colleges. These universities can attract the best and brightest students and facilitate them to remain studying at the graduate programs of the institutions. Thus Honors program is becoming the strategic tools for the management of semi-top ranked public universities.

  • 市場経済移行期のベトナムにおける大学教授法研修プログラムの開発研究
    近田 政博
    日本学術振興会, 科学研究費助成事業 萌芽研究, 萌芽研究, 名古屋大学, 2006 - 2008
    平成20年度は、当科研費の最終年度として、2008年2月28日・29日にベトナムのホーチミン市国家大学社会人文科学大学(以下、USSH)で実施した「教育・学習セミナー」の成果と残された課題を比較教育学会(2008年6月、於:東北大学)の自由研究発表にて総括した。発表者はUSSHの客員として執行部と協同し、当セミナーの企画・実施を担当した。同セミナーに寄せられたベトナム人参加者の意見からはいくつかの特徴が読み取れる。第一は、「わかりやすく授業をしてほしい」、「優秀な学生をほめてほしい」「学生向けサービスを改善してほしい」など、日本の欧米の大学でもよくみられる学生の「顧客意識」と「受け身」姿勢である。ベトナムの特定大学における教員・学生のコメントでありながら、その大部分は日本の大学と比較しても大差ない。第二は、現状の授業内容・方法について教員も学生も多くの不満を抱えており、具体的な解決策を求めていることである。第三に、それにもかかわらず、大学側から満足のいく回答や対応をいまだ十分に得られていない。 また、ベトナムにおいて大学教授法セミナーなどを展開する上で、ベトナムにおける教育の現状を把握する必要があることが明らかとなった。そこで、平成20年度の大部分は2005年に全面改訂されたベトナム教育法の翻訳作業に費やした。同改訂教育法の日本語版は2009年5月に刊行予定であり、その詳細については平成21年度の日本比較教育学会(2009年6月、於:東京学芸大学)で発表する予定である。これにより、ベトナムの実情に即した大学教授法研修プログラムを開発することが可能となった。

  • 大学院博士課程における大学教員の養成機能形成に関する日米仏比較研究
    夏目 達也, 戸田山 和久, 黒田 光太郎, 近田 政博, 中井 俊樹, 青山 佳代, 鳥居 朋子
    日本学術振興会, 科学研究費助成事業, 萌芽研究, 名古屋大学, 2006 - 2007
    (1)わが国の主要大学における大学教員養成プログラムの内容・実施状況に関する調査・分析 広島大学は1999年から4年間にわたって大学教員養成プログラムを先駆的に実施したこと、授業の一環として実施し、参加者の好評を博したこと、しかし、担当教員の負担が大きく長続きしなかったこと等を明らかにした。京都大学と名古屋大学は、相互に無関係に2005年度から実施したこと、さらに2007年から一橋大学も実施していること、各大学とも院生のニーズは高く、参加者から高く評価されていることを明らかにした。 (2)アメリカ、フランスにおける大学院教育における教員養成プログラムの実態調査 先進的なTA研修プログラムをもち実績をあげているアメリカの大学のうち、オハイオ州立大学に2007年9月に訪問調査した。同大学では、TA研修のプログラムおよび大学教員準備プログラム(PFF)の内容やその実施状況について、大学教育センターおよび大学院担当部局の担当者に対して聞き取り調査を実施するとともに、研修の実施状況を見学した。 その結果、(1)アメリカではTAが実際に授業の一部を担当し、それを可能にするためにTA研修が実施されていること、(2)TAも授業料免除・給料支給という好条件を与えられ、真剣に研修を受けており、確実に教授能力を習得していること、(3)大学教育センターがTAの教授能力を高めるために研修を実施していること、(4)大学教員としての必要な知識・技能の習得のための研修(大学教員準備プログラム)が、TA研修とは別個に実施されており、大学院生の職業意識・教授能力を向上させる上で有効であることなどを把握した。また、(5)わが国でも大学教員準備プログラムはいくつかの大学で実施されていること、院生の多くが大学教員としての就職を想定している以上、このプログラムの充実が不可欠であることを明らかにした。

  • 市場経済移行期の中国とベトナムにおける国立大学のマネジメント改革に関する比較研究
    近田 政博
    日本学術振興会, 科学研究費助成事業 若手研究(B), 若手研究(B), 名古屋大学, 2003 - 2004
    本研究では市場経済移行期の中国とベトナムにおける国立大学のマネジメント改革について比較研究を行い、両国共通の特徴について抽出を行った。本研究により、次のことが明らかとなった。 法務関係では、大学に一定の自治権を保証し、その結果として大学側の自己責任が大きくなりつつある。中国では98年の高等教育法によって、ベトナムでは2003年に大学条例によって、高等教育機関に一定の法人格が与えられた。高等教育機関の第三者評価制度は先進国とは異なり、政府が主導する形で進められている。 学務関係では、専攻数の削減によるカリキュラムの弾力化が進行している。近年では既存の専攻を統合する形で削減し、細分化した学問領域を統合していこうとする傾向にある。また、高等教育機関の卒業生の就職は、国の計画に基づいて配置する仕組みから、雇用者と卒業生が条件を出し合って調整を図る方式に変化している。 財務関係では、財源の多角化と資源の重点配分化が進行している。両国ともに外国や民間企業から大学への投資を奨励し、高等教育が国家財政に全面依存する方式から大きく変化を遂げつつある。90年代末から特定の専攻や高等教育機関に対する重点投資が行われている。さらに、学生に対する経済的支援では、返還義務のない「助学金」から、優秀者報奨のための「奨学金」や返還義務のある「貸付金」が主流になりつつある。 人事関係では、両国とも優秀な人材を確保するための優遇措置が用意されている。中国では「長江特別招聘教授」と称する時限ポストを破格の待遇で用意している。ベトナムでは教師の給与は公務員の中で最も高く、行政職の4割増という措置が図られている。 以上のように、中国とベトナムでは高等教育機関に一定の自治権と財政的インセンティブを与えて、相互競争を刺激し、その教育・研究水準の向上を図っていることが明らかとなった。

  • The Effectiveness of the Management of Undergraduate Programs on the First Year Experience
    IKEDA Terumasa, TODAYAMA Kazuhisa, NAKAI Toshiki, CHIKADA Masahiro, IDE Hiroto
    Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C), Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C), Nagoya University (NU), 2001 - 2002
    The enlargement of the opportunities in higher education has driven the population of college students toward much more diversified one. In accordance with these phenomena, the concept of strategic management on how to improve a first year experience is getting more importance as an agenda of management in a global context of higher education., It is true in Japan that university people have got to understand the importance of the first year programs such as guidance, orientation and freshman seminar. But, they have few experiences to practice first year programs in terms of the concept and method of strategic management which emphasize on the programs as part of four year programs and the improvement of performance standards at the exit of undergraduate education. In this study, we paid much attention to the two countries of the United States and Australia which have accumulated the studies and practices on the first year experience. And we tried to survey the present trends and its achievements of the first year experience programs in these countries by case study. As a result of this study, we indicate the following features ; (1) To develop the first year experience programs including both of in-class and out-class activities, (2) To enrich staff development programs and faculty development programs for the first year programs, (3) To prepare systematic information/content on study tips and strategies (4) To apply a new approach of strategic planning theory to the first year experience programs.

  • 社会主義市場経済下の中国とベトナムにおける私立大学の経営戦略に関する比較研究
    近田 政博
    日本学術振興会, 科学研究費助成事業 奨励研究(A), 奨励研究(A), 名古屋大学, 2001 - 2001

  • A research for the development of new teaching methods suited for freshmen courses
    TODAYAMA Kazukisa, NAKAI Toshiki, CHIKADA Masahiro, KEDA Terumasa
    Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C), Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C), NAGOYA UNIVERSITY, 1999 - 2000
    This project had two objectives as follows : 1) To collect pieces of practical knowledge (know-how) useful for improving our ways of teaching freshmen in Japanese universities and to systematize them from the viewpoint of theoretical consistency and facility to use. 2) To develop an effective and easy-to-use method to provide a wide range of university teachers with suggestions and methods we got through the first stage of the project. In due course, we found it is the most effective to arrange and systematize various know-hows or 'tips' from the viewpoint of "how to design your course as a whole". As result, we completed a hypertext version of "teaching tips" on the website of Nagoya University Center for the Study of Higher Education (http : //www.cshe.nagoya-u.ac.jp/tips/) on March 2000, and also published the paperback edition of it on March 2001.

  • 市場経済移行期における高等教育の機能変容に関する比較研究
    近田 政博
    日本学術振興会, 科学研究費助成事業 奨励研究(A), 奨励研究(A), 名古屋大学, 1999 - 2000
    本研究の目的は、ともに市場経済体制への移行期にあるベトナムとラオスの両国において、社会体制の急激な転換に伴い、高等教育の機能がどのように変容しつつあるのかを比較考察することである。平成11年度はラオスの事例(ラオス国立大学)を中心に調査・考察を行った。平成12年度は、主にベトナム高等教育の動向を把握するため、2回の現地調査を行った。訪問先は、ハノイ市とホーチミン市の高等教育関係諸機関、国家図書館、政府機関等である。具体的には、両国の高等教育における、1.入学者選抜機能、2.管理・運営機能、3.教育機能、4.交際交流・協力機能、5.人材供給機能の5項目について検討した。これによって、ベトナムとラオスの共通点が下記のとおり明らかとなった。 1.進学希望者の急増に伴って、高等教育就学者数は急激に増加しており、高等教育の門戸も以前よりもオープンになりつつある。各大学では定員を増やしたり、就学形態の多様化を図って、増大する教育需要に対応している。 2.大学に対する中央政府の管理・監督権限は次第に弱まりつつあり、各大学では各種ビジネスや寄付金など、自主財源の確保が急務となっている。 3.授業の形態は、いまだ伝統的な講義形式が圧倒的に多い。教師の授業負担は大きく、教室のインフラはおしなべて貧弱である。ティーチングをサポートする体制も整備されていない。 4.かつての共産圏ネットワークが崩壊したことにより、各大学では欧米先進国及び近隣アセアン諸国との人材交流が活発化している。また、教育援助を得るために国際機関とのネットワークづくりにも積極的である。 5.両国とも、大卒者の就職状況は良好とはいえない。現在の経済停滞が長引けば、近い将来、深刻な失業問題が発生する可能性が高い。早急な対策が求められる。専門分野によって、卒業生の就職需要に大きな格差が生じている。

  • The Study of the New Technology-Based Higher Education as Open Learning
    IKEDA Terumasa, TODAYAMA Kazuhisa, YAMADA Fumiyasu, MIO Tadao, NAKAI Toshiki, CHIKADA Masahiro
    Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research, Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B), 1997 - 1999
    We have investigated the new technology-based distance higher education in USA, Canada, UK, Australia, and Japan in terms of the concept called "Open Learning". The findings which we can summarize are as follows : (1) USA has been leading the new technology-based distance higher education among the five countries above-mentioned. We can find the development of the on-line courses at the graduate level education which have targeted on the market of employees who work for companies. (2) As for the in-house training programs based on learning technology which companies are doing, the situations among the five countries is same as low in use. But the Japanese situation is the lowest. (3) In addition to the distance program delivered by the distance education institutions, the traditional universities have developed their own distance programs based on new learning technologies. Japan is very delayed in developing the distance program designed for the market of cooperate employees.

  • A Study on Curriculum and Evaluation of Asian Secondary Education
    UMAKOSHI Toru, SHIBUYA Hideaki, NISHIMURA Shigeo, MURATA Yokuo, NISHINO Setsuo, OHTSUKA Yutaka
    Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research Grant-in-Aid for international Scientific Research, Grant-in-Aid for international Scientific Research, NAGOYA UNIVERSITY, 1996 - 1998
    As secondary education of ten Asian countries in this research is very diversified, their curriculum and evaluation methods are different each other. However following characteristics are singled out. (1)The basic educational structure has been standardized into 6+3+3 system, so the period of primary and secondary education is nearly 11-12 years with an exception of the Philippines (10 years). Compulsory education also varies from 6 years to 9 years. (2)Expansion of secondary education in these countries has been very rapid and the diversification of upper secondary education was salient. Especially the vocational high schools which are 1 lnked wIth Job market should be strenghethened. (3)The lower secondary education is considered as a national basic education in these countries, so their curriculum are uniform. But in the upper secondary level elective subjects are introduced in accordance with the courses. (4)There are two kinds of way of evaluation which authorize comletlon of secondary education. One is credit-system and the other is the final-exam, system. Generally the rate of completion of upper secondary education in these Asian countries is high. (5)Although it is difficult to compare the curriculum and method of evaluation between these Asian countries and Japan, the equivalence each other are to be assured among students who have completed their courses.

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