How Should We Make Assessment of Graduate Educational Outcomes? Case Study from the Requirements of Research and Educational Funding Project in Japan

The circumstances of graduate education have been changed significantly from 1990s in Japan. Especially the case of national universities, the numbers of graduate student increased dramatically, however the basic financial support from the government has been decreased from middle 2000´s. As a result, dependence of competitive funding projected by the Japanese government was increased, and the requirements of evidence for the application and evaluation after selection were also increased. These required evidence data include research activities both faculties and graduate students. From the historical changes of requirement, it considered how we make assessment of graduate educational outcomes, because the research activities of graduate students are not only research outcomes, but also educational outcomes of graduate education.