Internatinal Comparison of Accreditation of Nursing Education Program in University

2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 25463356
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Fundamental nursing
• Research Institution: Juntendo University (2014-2016); Kitasato University (2013)
• Principal Investigator: TAKAHASHI MARI 順天堂大学, 医療看護学部, 教授 (20216758)
• Project Period (FY): 2013-04-01 – 2017-03-31
• Keywords: アクレディテーション / 専門分野別評価 / 看護学 / 国際比較 / CCNE / ANMAC

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study aims to examine accreditation systems used in universities in Japan for different areas of specialization in nursing by comparing these with systems used in countries such as USA and Australia, and to examine the outcomes of nursing programs. Methods used to carry out the study were web-based written　documents, the recording of lectures, and, in the case of Australia, interview surveys to various relevant parties. Nursing accreditation systems used in these foreign countries have been implemented with the cooperation of government and private organizations.When making comparisons with CCNE and ANMAC, the accreditation bodies existing in the USA and Australia respectively, it was found that procedures used in CCNE resembled accreditation evaluations used by Japanese institutions. Meanwhile, a major difference was observed with ANMAC in its graded evaluations according to Risk-based assessment, which were introduced in 2017 with the aim of improved efficiency.

Free Research Field

看護学