Mid- to long-term educational effects of education for regional human resource development through a survey of graduates

2022 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 19K14264
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Review Section: Basic Section 09050:Tertiary education-related
• Research Institution: Kagoshima University
• Principal Investigator: Nakazato Yoko 鹿児島大学, 総合科学域総合教育学系, 講師 (60644820)
• Project Period (FY): 2019-04-01 – 2023-03-31
• Keywords: 地域人材育成

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Educational practices oriented toward regional human resource development have been promoted, mainly at regional universities. Although these practices have produced high educational effects, the study of these effects has only focused on the short-term ones affecting the current students’ learning outcomes. This study aimed to examine the medium- and long-term educational effects of university education for local human resource development on local activities after graduation by expanding the scope of investigation to include graduates. A follow-up survey was conducted on 148 individuals who had studied regional human resource development at a local public university and had graduated. The results suggest that the university’s regional human resource development education has impacted their post-graduation work and overall life.

Free Research Field

高等教育論

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

本研究の成果の学術的意義や社会的意義は、次の２つである。
第１は、卒後1年～27年の卒業生を対象とした追跡調査を行うことにより、大学における地域人材育成教育の中長期的な教育効果を検討した点である。これにより、地域人材の成長過程とそれに与える大学の地域人材育成教育の影響力の明確化を目指すことができた。
第２は、従来個々に検討されてきた教養課程や専門課程における地域人材育成教育の効果を同時に検討する点にある。これにより、教養課程や専門課程における地域人材育成教育の相乗効果を検討することが可能となり、大学における効果的な地域人材育成システムの理論的な体系化を目指すことができた。