Permalink : http://hdl.handle.net/2115/68861

JaLCDOI : 10.14943/b.edu.130.151

KEYWORDS : 高等継続教育;生涯学習;大学改革;higher and continuing education;lifelong learning department;university reform

国立大学における生涯学習部門は，理念的には大学開放と大学改革をつなげることを使命としながら，現実には生涯学習政策を推進するものとして整備されてきた。法人化後，生涯学習部門の多くは地域連携部門に吸収され，雇用創出や人材育成の面から大学の地域機能を高めようとする政策の展開に伴い，役割を打ち出すことが困難になっている。このような中で，生涯学習部門には，原点に立ち返ることにより存在意義を発揮することが期待される。国立大学生涯学習系センター研究協議会の近年の活動にも同様の問題意識を確認することができる。生涯学習の視点から大学組織のあり方を探究することは高等継続教育論の課題である。
This paper discusses about the current status and issues of the lifelong learningdepartment on national universities in Japan. It is the department's mission to reconcileuniversity extension and university reform. In particular, the organization was establishedfor implementation of the policy to promote lifelong learning. After becoming a cooperation,national universities accelerate reorganization of the department one after another. In manycases, they were absorbed into department of collaboration with local community. Due tothe policy on reorganization, especially organization for education and research, nationaluniversities are forced to use evaluation standards for contributions to increase regionalemployment, placement recruitment rate of new graduates, and community development.As a result, it is very difficult for the lifelong learning department to show the meaning ofexistence. In this situation, the department need to go back to basics to create a favorablesituation. It would be important to develop existing practical exchanges and joint researchactivities among universities that they have cultivated. Moreover, it is an issue for higherand continuing education to explore how to maintain educational organization in connectionwith lifelong learning.