Develoment for Student learning-Outcome Based Peer Programs

2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 26381135
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Sociology of education
• Research Institution: Osaka University
• Principal Investigator: Abe Yukiko (小貫) 大阪大学, 全学教育推進機構, 准教授 (30553416)
• Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha): Kojima Saeko 玉川大学, 教育学部, 准教授 (40434196) ; Shin Kimie 立命館アジア太平洋大学, 教育開発・学修支援センター, 教授 (90162784) ; Hirai Tatsuya 立命館アジア太平洋大学, 教育開発・学修支援センター, 准教授 (80389238)
• Project Period (FY): 2014-04-01 – 2017-03-31
• Keywords: 学生支援 / ピアプログラム / ピアサポート / 高等教育 / 日米比較 / 学習成果 / アセスメント

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This research explores the model of peer programs based on student learning outcomes in higher education. Peer programs are gaining popularity on college campuses one the past 20 years. According to cases of U.S. Peer programs, The following results were obtained.
The first, their target of an assessment is not only student learning outcomes, covering whole of programs or activities. The second, it is becoming development mid-term strategic plan in recent years. These describe student affairs need accountable to stakeholders for the role and meaning of their activities in education. The one of the important implication for future learning outcomes assessment in Japanese student affairs/services is learning outcome assessment must relate each other with institutional strategies and goals, and the other educational activities and programs to improve an educational quality as a whole.

Free Research Field

高等教育