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https://doi.org/10.14943/b.edu.130.151

https://hdl.handle.net/2115/68861

Higher and Continuing Education and University Reform : Reorganization of Lifelong Learning Department on National Universities

日本語

university reform

2018-03-30

北海道大学大学院教育学研究院

北海道大学大学院教育学研究院紀要

130

151-162

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.

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