「学士」という学位をもつことの意味 : 米国の「学士力」からの示唆(<特集>学士力とリメディアル教育)

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This study aims to understand the meaning of having a bachelor's degree, by clarifying the expected essential learning outcomes to be gained in general education and liberal education by students through a baccalaureate program in the United States. The general expected abilities of baccalaureate holders in Japan, the United States, the United Kingdom and the OECD are discussed first. The expected abilities of baccalaureate holders in the United States are then examined in detail. The author argues that there are assessable learning outcomes and un-assessable outcomes and that the latter consist of 'negative capability,' which liberates a person from narrow-minded thinking and lets the person find hidden truths of the universe, society and human beings, and 'positive capability,' which allows a person to integrate what he or she has learned and gives the person the power to cope with difficulties associated with the universe, society and human beings. The author concludes that a bachelor's degree should be a genuine certification of one's capabilities and a mark of integrity. The author also argues that 'developmental education' of universities and colleges should support the development of the capabilities of students.
日本リメディアル教育学会の論文
2012-03-31