A Study of Municipal/Prefectural University Corporations in the Age of Quality Assurance in Japanese Higher Education

2015 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 25870082
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Sociology of education; Education
• Research Institution: Iwate Prefectural University
• Principal Investigator: Watanabe Yoshiei 岩手県立大学, その他部局等, 准教授 (60508076)
• Project Period (FY): 2013-04-01 – 2016-03-31
• Keywords: 公立大学法人 / 公立大学 / 財務 / 組織運営 / 質保証 / 地域 / IR / ベンチマーキング

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The aim of this study is to clarify conditions and problems of Municipal / Prefectural University Corporations. This study concentrates on 1) the purpose of incorporation, 2) the changes of management condition after incorporation, and 3) whether to assure the quality of education using materials analysis, data analysis, field survey and questionnaire survey.
Whereas Municipal / Prefectural University Corporations tend to be more community-oriented, many local governments actually reduce Management Expenses Grant. It is difficult to verify the improvement in educational quality immediately after incorporation, so we requires further continuous examination.

Free Research Field

教育社会学