Japanese

Academic Year	2024Year	School/Graduate School	Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (Master's Course) Division of Educational Sciences Educational Studies Program
Lecture Code	WNC59050	Subject Classification	Specialized Education
Subject Name	学費政策論
Subject Name （Katakana）
Subject Name in English	Tuition and Student Financial Aid Policy
Instructor	YOSHIDA KANA
Instructor (Katakana)	ヨシダ　カナ
Campus	Higashi-Hiroshima	Semester/Term	1st-Year,  Second Semester,  Second Semester
Days, Periods, and Classrooms	(2nd) Thur3-4
Lesson Style	Lecture	Lesson Style (More Details)
			Microsoft Teams
Credits	2.0	Class Hours/Week		Language of Instruction	J : Japanese
Course Level	5 : Graduate Basic
Course Area（Area）	24 : Social Sciences
Course Area（Discipline）	07 : Education
Eligible Students
Keywords	higher education policy, higher education finance, tuition policy, student financial aid policy, university entrance, equal opportunity in Higher Education, free tuition, grants/scholarships, loans, work-study, high-tuition / high-aid policy
Special Subject for Teacher Education		Special Subject
Class Status within Educational Program (Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
Criterion referenced Evaluation (Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
Class Objectives /Class Outline	This lecture focuses on the higher education policy on tuition fees and student aid, aims to compare trends and issues in Japan and other countries. In some countries, college tuition is set free and inexpensive, while in other countries high tuition fees are charged. The government needs to provide financial support, such as grants, scholarships, loans, and work-study to guarantee the right to study in higher education and equal opportunities for students who are difficult to enter the universities for economic reasons. However, the method varies from country to country and is not uniform. Therefore, in this lecture, reading of academic papers on tuition fees and student aid policy, report, carried out the debate, to consider the ideal way of tuition fees and student aid policy.
Class Schedule	lesson1  Introduction－what is tuition fees and student financial aid policy?－ lesson2  Establishment and development of tuition and student financial aid policies lesson3  Trends in tuition and student financial aid policies lesson4  National University finance and tuition / student financial aid lesson5  Private University finance and tuition / student financial aid lesson6  Effect of student financial aid policy lesson7  Effect of student financial aid policy lesson8  Tuition and student financial aid policies of foreign countries (China) lesson9   Tuition and student financial aid policies of foreign countries (China) lesson10  Tuition and student financial aid policies of foreign countries (Korea) lesson11   Tuition and student financial aid policies of foreign countries (UK) lesson12   Tuition and student financial aid policies of foreign countries (Australia) lesson13   Tuition and student financial aid policies of foreign countries (USA) lesson14  Tuition and student financial aid policies of foreign countries (USA) lesson15  Discussion final report
Text/Reference Books,etc.	See the syllabus written in Japanese
PC or AV used in Class,etc.
	(More Details)	PowerPoint, handouts
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Suggestions on Preparation and Review	The student should report the abstract of the paper. Resumes are due the day before class.
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Grading Method	comprehensive evaluation of presentations, discussions, comment sheets and final reports.
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Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it
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