일본대학 학부모교육의 개혁과 변화

A Study on the Reform of Undergraduate Education in Japanese Universities - Focused on the Liberal EDucation

The purpose of this study is to provide meaningful suggestion and desirable direction for improving liberal Education in Korea by exploring Japan s case, especially recent educational reform, cases of undergraduate program, etc. The study covers the trend of liberal Education, the category of subject matters, special curriculum contents such as interdisciplinary approaches or degree requirements and managing system of liberal education in each universities. This paper examine the direction of educational reform & tendency of changing the liberal arts education of Japanese university. The result of the examination, it was worked out various plan to solve the problems not only the university itself but also the government authorities. Recently several Japanese discussions were going on to explore desirable direction of liberal arts education, and the result to be reflected universities own curriculum. Finally, the study concludes as follow: First, there are many endeavors to provide interdisciplinary and theme-centered subjects focused on the real social problems. Second, there are much emphasis on nurturing educated person in the rapid chaning knowledged-based society. Third, the each universities focus on the articulation of secondary and post-secondary education and connection of between their liberal education & major.