A VIEW OF FACTORS NECESSARY FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF UNIVERSITY EDUCATION

Abstract

In Japan, along with the increase in the number of undergraduates, there has been an increase in the number of students chatting during class, and an increase in the number of students who don't apply themselves. This study comes to the conclusion that there are two main factors to be considered for the improvement of university education: (1) the way to increase students' motivation, and (2) the support of the teaching staff. For factor (1), when formulating curricula, it is necessary for teachers to be more intune with students' interests and more open when it comes to grading. Furthermore, a two-way communication as well as implementing various teaching strategies will help to increase students' motivation. For factor (2), the effective use of teacher evaluations by students and the training in teaching and counseling of prospective teachers were to be considered important in supporting teaching staff.