Basic Research on Private University Management in the 1950s

2022 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 18K02723
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Review Section: Basic Section 09050:Tertiary education-related
• Research Institution: Nagoya University
• Principal Investigator: ITOH AKIHIRO 名古屋大学, 教育発達科学研究科, 教授 (60193471)
• Project Period (FY): 2018-04-01 – 2023-03-31
• Keywords: 私立大学 / 戦後日本 / 1950年代 / 大衆化 / 政治過程 / 大学財政

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This research project examined private university management in Japan in the 1950s from three perspectives: individual data on each private university, the policy environment surrounding private universities, and students' behavior toward higher education. Specifically, we collected historical and quantitative data on private universities, as well as data from private university associations and the government's private university policy. In addition, we also analyzed corporate data in order to obtain an overall picture of private university management. At this point, it is clear that there is considerable diversity in management behavior among these private universities. On the other hand, the journals of private university associations provide useful information on the relationship between the government and private universities at the time, as well as on trends related to the private universities themselves.

Free Research Field

教育社会学

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

わが国の戦後のとりわけ1950年代の私立高等教育機関についての研究は、戦後改革期や高度経済成長期などについての高等教育に関する研究と比較して、大きく出遅れているといわざるをえない。とりわけ私立大学の研究は、ある程度の数の大学についてはいくらかの研究があるものの、その全体像を描く試みは十分とはいいがたい。本研究課題はそうした研究の欠落をいくらかでも埋めることで、戦後日本の私立高等教育の全体像を描くための基礎となるものとなるものである。