Comparative Study on the mobility of students and quality assurance of bachelor's degree programs in Japan, Europe and the United States

日本、欧美学士学位课程学生流动性及质量保障比较研究

• 批准号: 16330171
• 负责人: YOSHIKAWA Yumiko
• 金额: $ 5.25万
• 依托单位: National Institution for Academic Degrees and University Evaluation
• 依托单位国家: 日本
• 项目类别: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
• 财政年份: 2004
• 资助国家: 日本
• 起止时间: 2004 至 2006
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://kaken.nii.ac.jp/grant/KAKENHI-PROJECT-16330171/
• 关键词: bachelor's degree programs; credit transfer and accumulation; quality assurance; transfer students; recognition of degrees; accreditation; Bologna process; comparative higher education; 単位認定; 高等教育のユニバーサル化; 評価; 学士課程; 国際比較研究; アクレディテーション

As Martin Trow expected, the transition from mass to universal access higher education brings about various changes. On the one side, students with quite varied backgrounds and attainments have opportunity to access higher education. On the other hand, growing numbers of students study at non-traditional institutions or take distance learning courses, often online, which are sometimes provided by for-profit institutions. The curriculum becomes more modular with the focus on earning unit credits. Some modular courses lead to certificates which form a part of degree programs, while other modular courses and their certificates have no relation for earning degrees.The expansion of student mobility and transfer between institutions is a challenge to the consistency of degree programs. Key issues are : (a) how academic transcripts (including degrees and certificates awarded) are verified, (b) how the authenticity, content, and level of the learning experience (which probably take shape as cr … More edit, certificate or degree) are evaluated and compared to that offered by the receiving institution, (c) how the receiving institution determines the learning experience (i.e. credit) acceptable and applicable toward an educational credential, namely a degree. Some argue that accreditation is a useful mechanism, but is accreditation really a cure-all to ensure the standards of programs in light of the quality of credit earned and degree awarded?In the U.S., state legislation, statewide initiatives, and the accreditation standards that accrediting agencies set help facilitate the transfer of academic credits from one postsecondary institution to another. In Europe, the European Credit Transfer System, the diploma supplement and the reform of quality assurance mechanisms work as devises for reducing administrative burden of transferring academic transcripts and information about student's degrees and enrollment. On the basis of our survey of all four-year universities in Japan as well as the comparative study, we examined how higher education institutions decide which credits to accept for transfer and how states and accrediting agencies facilitate the credit transfer process. Less

正如马丁·特罗所预料的那样，高等教育从大众化向普及化的转变带来了各种变化。一方面，背景和造诣各不相同的学生都有机会接受高等教育。另一方面，越来越多的学生在非传统机构学习或参加远程学习课程，通常是在线课程，这些课程有时是由营利性机构提供的。课程变得更加模块化，重点是赚取单位学分。一些模块课程导致证书成为学位课程的一部分，而其他模块课程及其证书与获得学位无关。学生流动性的扩大和院校之间的转移对学位课程的一致性构成了挑战。关键问题是：(A)如何验证学术成绩单(包括授予的学位和证书)，(B)学习经历的真实性、内容和水平(可能形成cr…(C)接收机构如何确定可接受和适用于教育证书(即学位)的学习经验(即学分)。一些人认为，认证是一种有用的机制，但认证真的是灵丹妙药，可以根据所获得的学分和授予的学位的质量来确保课程的标准吗？在美国，州立法、全州范围的举措以及认证机构制定的认证标准有助于促进学术学分从一所高等教育机构转移到另一所大学。在欧洲，欧洲学分转移系统、文凭补充和质量保证机制的改革是为了减轻转移学术成绩单和学生学位和招生信息的行政负担。根据我们对日本所有四年制大学的调查和比较研究，我们考察了高等教育机构如何决定接受哪些学分转移，以及各州和认证机构如何促进学分转移过程。较少

项目成果

米国における営利大学の展開と地域アクレディテーションの機能

美国营利性大学和地区认证职能的发展

• 发表时间: 2006
• 期刊: 大学評価・学位研究 第4号(印刷中)
• 作者: CLARKE;Gill;吉川裕美子;濱中義隆;濱中義隆;森 利枝
• 通讯作者: 森 利枝

The Credit Transfer Process

学分转移流程

• 发表时间: 2010
• 期刊: Research on Academic Degrees and University Evaluation No.11
• 作者: SALLIVAN;Jerry
• 通讯作者: Jerry

高等教育機関を移動する学生:受験機会と入学実態

学生在高等教育机构之间流动：考试机会和录取状况

• 发表时间: 2008
• 期刊: 大学評価・学位研究 第7号
• 作者: TANNER;Jeffery M.;立石慎治
• 通讯作者: 立石慎治

An Overview of Quality Assurance in UK Higher Education

英国高等教育质量保证概述

• 发表时间: 2007
• 期刊: Research on Academic Degrees and University Evaluation No.6
• 作者: CLARKE;Gill
• 通讯作者: Gill

高等教育におけるグローバル化と市場-ヨーロッパの取り組み-

全球化和高等教育市场-欧洲倡议-

• 发表时间: 2005
• 作者: YOSHIKAWA;Yumiko;吉川裕美子
• 通讯作者: 吉川裕美子