Private universities and junior colleges in Japan are active in employment support and mental care of students, but there are still some issues such as internationalization and promotion of volunteers. It became clear in the investigation of.
同本部は2015年度の学校法人基礎調査から2015年8月末時点の教育情報データを集計したうえで、あらかじめ59種類に分類した取り組み内容の実施状況、9種類に分けた特色から該当するものを各大学、短大から聞き取った。集計対象校は大学579校、短大315校で、このうち取り組み内容は大学534校、短大270校、特色は大学469校、短大232校から有効回答を得た。
According to the report, the highest implementation rate of university initiatives was "employment support" at 89.0%.This was followed by "support for student life" (88.4%) and "reduction of tuition fees" (85.2%).
The lowest was 9.2% of the "rubric rating" widely used in higher education institutions in the United States."Service learning" that volunteers as a consideration for learning 31.3%, "Double degree" that grants multiple degrees to students in collaboration with other universities 13.5%, "Employment and dispatch of foreign teachers" 40.8%, etc. I also noticed issues related to volunteer activities and internationalization.
The trends at junior colleges are very similar, with "employment support," "student life support," and "reduction of tuition fees" exceeding 80%, but "internship" 46.3% and "accepting foreign students" 38.5%. The status of efforts was lower than that of the university.
In terms of characteristics, "improvement in the quality of learning" was the most cited at both universities and junior colleges, accounting for 52.6% at universities and 48.2% at junior colleges.
