大学の機能的再編成とガバナンス改革

――二つの大学改革プランからの考察――

抄録

The “Action Plan for University Reform” was issued under the previous government, the JDP (Japan Democratic Party) in 2012. The purpose of this plan was to make Japanese universities “engines for social innovation”, and it brought about a change in the traditional idea of a university. Even though there was a change of government in December that year, higher education policy has actually continued to follow most of that plan. The current government, the LDP (Liberal Democratic Party) issued a “Plan for Reform of National Universities” in 2013. In this plan, each national university has been requested to clarify its strong points through the process of “Re-definition of National University Mission” for fulfilling its role in society. This policy is different from the quality assurance policy which used to be a keynote of the former higher education policy. These policies focus on the fundamental problems of universities. However neither has been a magnet for critical controversy on higher education research. There is a growing need to debate, research and analyze the position of universities and the relationship between universities and society from a historical perspective.