2015 Volume 15 Pages 64-77
Public Policy Studies Association Japan has been studying the criteria or standard for the curriculum of public policy education. Even though there are a variety of views about the definition of the education, it has been decided to proceed with the work on the basis of the outlook that might be able to search the possible criteria of reference for the public policy studies in common. The “Study Group on the criteria of public policy education” by the Association was installed, and has been studied for two years of fiscal 2013 and fiscal 2014. In the course of its investigation, it is also including carrying out the report in the annual research meeting of the Association. Not only the Study Group members but also general members of association have joined and discussed, and then made the good advices for the study of education criteria. Its final report was submitted to the Association Board in autumn 2015. Based on the academic system of public policy studies, we have sought to discover the criteria for public policy education in line with the actual situation of the bachelor education in Japan. In this study, the basis of the experience as the faculties of policy studies that has been active during this quarter of a century might help the making of reference standard. In the present paper, while reviewing the history of the study of criteria of education concerning to public policy studies, we will deal with some topics: what may be considered in this study, how do we make the standard of education or the frame of reference, and what kind of factors will influence this criteria. We will also examine the background and significance of this study, and then make clear the our challenges.
