| Project/Area Number |
20K14028
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Review Section |
Basic Section 09050:Tertiary education-related
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| Research Institution | Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life Science |
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Principal Investigator |
Komura Kiriko 東京薬科大学, 生命科学部, 特命准教授 (80861682)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2020-04-01 – 2024-03-31
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| Project Status |
Completed (Fiscal Year 2023)
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| Budget Amount *help |
¥3,250,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥750,000)
Fiscal Year 2022: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000)
Fiscal Year 2021: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000)
Fiscal Year 2020: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000)
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| Keywords | Higher Education / Graduate Education / STEM Education Reform / Global Competence / Curriculum Development / Career-Readiness / Education Reform / Global Competencies / STEM Education / American Education / Curriculum / Global Comptencies / STEM / Global competencies / Education reform |
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| Outline of Research at the Start |
米国では国策として科学技術力を高める人材育成支援を課題としている。一方日本では、Society5.0に向けた人材育成を含む第3期教育振興計画が閣議決定された。本研究で科学技術分野でグローバルコンピテンシーを高める人材育成手法をデザインするため、日米比較を行う。OECD等のラージスケールデータを使った定量分析によるマクロな視点での教育アセスメントとグローバルコンピテンシーの習得の違いをミクロな視点で理解するためのアンケートとインタビューを行う。さらに、将来のキャリアに直接関わるコンピテンシーの習得と改善に何が影響するのかを検証し、21世紀の教育政策に役立つ教育概念モデルを提案する。
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
The investigators examined what factors account for college and graduate students’ current competencies and technologies and new skills attainment in the fields of STEM to prepare for future careers. The study reviewed students’ global competence in the secondary data to determine self-confidence and efficacy in global settings. Due to the pandemic, the second phase of conducting of the field research was impeded. The PI developed an online program to pilot a case study of both Japanese and American college students’ competencies. The PI evaluated a framework inclusive of self-efficacy, motivation, and attribution factors about international experiences. The PI also interviewed key stakeholders of several start-up companies in the U.S. to investigate what specific soft-skills are needed for their future employees. Finally, an outcome was the creation of a model conceptual framework to explain the relationship between students’ competencies and college-and-career readiness in STEM.
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| Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements |
The study addressed the issue of innovative curricular development and assessment of students in Japan, particularly preparing the students for the future workforce in STEM. A conceptual framework model of the study study could help identify global competencies for government curricular reform.
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