2013 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

The empirical study of student affairs in higher education in the contemporary United States-the impact of the "collaborative model"

Research Project

Project/Area Number	23730804
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
Allocation Type	Multi-year Fund
Research Field	Sociology of education
Research Institution	Tamagawa University (2013) Kitasato University (2011-2012)
Principal Investigator	KOJIMA SAEKO 玉川大学, 教育学部, 准教授 (40434196)
Project Period (FY)	2011 – 2013
Keywords	高等教育 / 学生支援 / 専門職員 / 大学院養成課程 / アメリカ
Research Abstract	In this study, semi-structured interviews were conducted with professors, staff and professional associations involved in student affairs in universities in the United States. As a result, the following points were clarified: 1) the current state of "collaboration" in student-support activities and in curriculum; 2) quality assurance using new indicators of ability in training programs for student affairs and career formation for the student affairs professionals; and 3) the way of assessment of student-support activities and improvement activities. In particular, from the perspective of the contribution to learning outcomes of collaboration with other departments, it was confirmed that while the staff responsible for student support continued to value such collaboration, systemic developments are under way. However, it was also established that among university personnel, there is a gradually growing awareness of "collaborative model" and it is being advanced.