日本の看護系大学院におけるグローバル化の現状

Current Status of the Globalization in Nursing Graduate Schools in Japan

要旨

　目的：日本の看護系大学院のグローバル化推進のための基礎資料を作成するため，大学院のグローバル化状況調査をおこなった．

　方法：2015年12月に修士課程を持つ156大学に無記名式調査票を郵送した．内容は①外国人教員・留学生の受入れ，②日本人大学院生の留学や海外研修，③教員の国際的研究や教育環境，などである．回答は記述的に分析した．本調査は，高知県立大学看護研究倫理審査委員会の承認を得て実施した．

　結果：回答のあった73校のうち72校を分析の対象とした．留学生受け入れは1〜2割が実施，単位互換制度があるのは1校であった．また，海外の大学と積極的に交流しているのは半数にとどまった．教員は語学力や業務多忙のため，共同研究や国際学会参加は進んでいなかった．

　結論：日本の看護系大学院ではグローバル化に向けた対応の重要性は認識され様々な試みがなされていたが，語学能力強化や海外研修の推進がさらに求められる．

　Objectives: The study conducted to reveal the situation of the globalization in nursing graduate school in Japan that may contribute to promote globalization in it.

　Methods: An anonymous questionnaire sent to the 156 graduate schools have a master course in December 2015. It contains (1) acceptance of foreign students and teachers, (2) study abroad and overseas training of Japanese students, (3) International research and educational circumstances of teachers, and others. Data were analyzed descriptively. Study approval was given by the Nursing Research Ethics Review Board of University of Kochi.

　Result: Seventy-two out of 73 responses were analyzed. About ten to twenty percent of schools accepted foreign students, but only one school had a credit exchange system with overseas universities. In addition, only half were actively communicating with overseas universities. Faculty members did not progress in joint research and international conference participation because of their language skills and heavy workload.

　Conclusion: In Japan's nursing graduate schools, the importance of corresponding to globalization has widely been recognized, and various attempts have been made, but further strategies to enhance the faculty's language ability and overseas experiences are required.