Comparative Policy Studies of Private Higher Education in Developing Countries: Quality Assurance and Management's View Points

Research Project

Project/Area Number	26590214
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
Allocation Type	Multi-year Fund
Research Field	Sociology of education
Research Institution	Kobe University
Principal Investigator	Ogawa Keiichi 神戸大学, 国際協力研究科, 教授 (90379496)
Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha)	KURODA Kazuo 早稲田大学, 大学院アジア太平洋研究科, 教授 (70294600) KITAMURA Yuto 東京大学, 大学院教育学研究科, 准教授 (30362221)
Research Collaborator	KAWAGUCHI Jun 筑波大学, 大学院教育学研究科, 助教 (90733329)
Project Period (FY)	2014-04-01 – 2017-03-31
Project Status	Completed (Fiscal Year 2016)
Budget Amount *help	¥3,510,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥810,000) Fiscal Year 2016: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000) Fiscal Year 2015: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000) Fiscal Year 2014: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000)
Keywords	高等教育 / 教育の質の保証 / 教育行財政 / 教育政策 / 教育の質と保障
Outline of Final Research Achievements	This study, which focuses on Asia and Africa, provides an analysis of higher education policies in the private sector from the point of view of quality assurance, finance, and administration. The study was carried out in Laos, Myanmar, Malawi, and Uganda. Original data was collected by conducting questionnaires and interviews to not only private university administrators, but also to the ministry of education officers and education specialists in international organizations. Specifically, the study carried out policy and situation analyses on the credit transfer system, student evaluation system, fiscal management, administration, and finance. The study also conducted a comparative analysis on the finance, administration, and management systems of private higher education institutions in selected countries.