Japanese

Academic Year	2025Year	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)	Face-to-face
			Microsoft Teams
Credits	2.0	Class Hours/Week	2	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	Session 1: Introduction - What is Higher Education Finance? Session 2: Higher Education Finance and Tuition Fees/Student Financial Aid 1 Session 3: Higher Education Finance and Tuition Fees/Student Financial Aid 2 Session 4: Higher Education Finance and Tuition Fees/Student Financial Aid 3 Session 5: Child Poverty and Tuition Fees/Student Financial Aid 1 Session 6: Child Poverty and Tuition Fees/Student Financial Aid 2 Session 7: International Student Policies and Student Financial Aid 1 Session 8: International Student Policies and Student Financial Aid 2 Session 9: International Student Policies and Student Financial Aid 3 Session 10: International Student Policies and Student Financial Aid 4 Session 11: Student Financial Aid Policies in Other Countries 1 Session 12: Student Financial Aid Policies in Other Countries 2 No. 13: Student Financial Aid Policies in Other Countries 3 No. 14: Student Financial Aid Policies in Other Countries 4 No. 15: Student Financial Aid Policies in Other Countries 5 final report
Text/Reference Books,etc.	See the syllabus written in Japanese
PC or AV used in Class,etc.	Handouts, Microsoft Teams
	(More Details)	handouts
Learning techniques to be incorporated	Discussions
Suggestions on Preparation and Review	The student should report the abstract of the paper. Resumes are due the day before class.
Requirements
Grading Method	comprehensive evaluation of presentations, discussions, comment sheets and final reports.
Practical Experience
Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it
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