Influences on Universities in Japan of Changes in the Supply Structure and Resource Distribution in the Higher Education System

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  • 大学の変容
  • 大学の変容--供給構造と資金配分の変動がもたらしたもの
  • ダイガク ノ ヘンヨウ キョウキュウ コウゾウ ト シキン ハイブン ノ ヘンドウ ガ モタラシタ モノ
  • 供給構造と資金配分の変動がもたらしたもの

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<p>　 The aim of this paper is to clarify the influences exerted by changes in the higher education system on universities in Japan. Changes in regulations concerning the approval of the establishment of universities cause changes in the supply of university education, an increase in the number of graduate students leads to changes in educational conditions, and the transformation of the status of national universities into corporate bodies results in changes in funding allocation. These changes have been analyzed with a view to investigating their influences on career choices made by high school students, the relationships between university students and teachers, the hierarchical structure of national universities, and funding allocation to university teachers.</p><p>　 The results of the analysis are as follows. The supply structure of university education has changed so much that regional differences with regard to university education have been increasing since 1990. An increase in the number of graduatestudents has been accompanied by a worsening in the student/teacher ratio in classes, along with a change in the quality of graduate students. With regard to the financial aspect, the hierarchical structure of national universities has not changed much, but the differences among researchers in terms of the research funds they receive has shown a marked increase. Specifically, local high school students witha proportionally low chance of receiving university education, changes in the nature of students, thereby posing fresh challenges to university teachers, and instability in the allocation of research funding are the results of being tossed about by changes in the higher education system.</p>

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