Yasuda Women's College（安田女子短期大学）
Evaluation summary
Standard 1. Mission and Objectives, etc.
In line with the College’s founding principle of a “Tender yet firm spirit,” the College Regulations
clearly stipulate the educational objectives as “aiming to teach women a wide range of knowledge,
seek the formation of cultivated characters, instruct and research professional arts and techniques ona deep level, and foster promising human resources who will contribute to improving human culture,”
and the educational system emphasizes moral education and practical social skills. The President
formulates a mid- and long-term plan based on the founding principles, and this is made widely
known to the faculty through the General Affairs Committee, College Operation Council and CollegeFaculty Council. The three policies (diploma, curriculum and admission policies) reflect theCollege’s educational objectives, which are based on the founding principles. The College as a whole
conducts reorganization to transfer some of its departments to the jointly established university andmakes it adapt to changes in the social environment through reviews etc. of learning content. With
regard to education and research activities, after review by the various committees the President
makes decisions on measures based on the discussions of the General Affairs Committee etc., andthe educational and research organization of the departments requisite to attain educational objectives
have been established and are managed.
Standard 2. Students
An admission policy based on the founding principles has been formulated and is made widely
known through various media such as the College website. The student quota is appropriately filled.
Through a tutor system based on the Mahoroba Liberal Arts Seminars the state of learning iseffectively ascertained. With organizational support provided by the Student Support Center andvarious committees, and personal assistance by teaching associates etc., an implementing system has
been properly established and operated for learning and class instruction support for students throughcollaboration between faculty and staff. The tutors work in close collaboration with the Career
Guidance Division and the Employment Instruction Committee providing instruction and support on
finding employment, and support system for career education and a consultative and advisory system
regarding employment and further education is in place and operating. The campus and its buildings
have been adequately prepared, barrier-free access and access between college buildings are alsoavailable, and the College has a comfortable learning environment.
Good points
 Consideration is paid to school life and learning in the College’s cafeteria, which serves not only
lunch but also breakfast and dinner, with regard to breakfast in particular, since June 2019 it has
been provided free of charge on a permanent basis during semesters, and the support provided fora healthy life style is worthy of evaluation.

 An autonomous study environment suited to the various purposes of students has been preparedin the No. 1 Building, with a learning commons and academic support area that enable grouplearning, presentations, workshops etc., and the way that the College seeks to improve usage ratesof these facilities merits high evaluation.
Standard 3. Educational Curriculum
A diploma policy in line with the educational objectives has been clearly stipulated, as haveappropriate standards for awarding credits etc. according to the diploma policy, and they are inoperation. The curriculum policy has been stipulated according to the founding principles and thediploma policy, a curriculum map showing the relevance of each course to the diploma policy has
been created, and consistency between the curriculum policy and the diploma policy is maintained.
All these policies are made public on the College website. The educational curriculum has beensystematically arranged in line with the curriculum policy, and a syllabus has also been appropriatelyprepared. With regards to liberal arts education, in addition to study in various fields extra-curricular
practical liberal arts education is also implemented.
With regard to the inspection of learning outcomes, in response to inspections of the results ofclass evaluation questionnaires, the FD Committee, Self-Inspection and Evaluation Committee etc.
adjust and develop teaching methods, and there is an organizational system for pursuing
improvements in educational content and methods.
Good point As well as positioning the Mahoroba Liberal Arts Seminar I and Mahoroba Liberal Arts Seminar
II as compulsory courses, the implementation of extra-curricular activities such as the Freshman
Reception Orientation Seminar, Department of Early Childhood Education Exhibition and Yasuda
Kids’ Theater and the implementation of various opportunities for cultivating the liberal arts are
all worthy of evaluation.
Standard 4. Faculty and Staff
With regard to important matters pertaining to education and learning three Assistants to thePresident are appointed under the President, support for the President’s decision-making is conducted
through discussions held by the Planning Division and General Affairs Committee, and theappropriate exercising of leadership by the President is ensured. The position and the roles of theCollege Faculty Council and various councils and committees are stipulated in regulations, and theauthorities for the College’s decision-making are appropriately decentralized, and responsibilities
clearly defined. The faculty is appropriately posted in line with the Standards for Establishment ofJunior College’s and educational objectives, the recruitment, promotion etc. of faculty is stipulated
in various regulations, and suitably managed. An evaluation system has been established with thepurpose of vitalizing the organization and fostering administrative staff and human resources
development is enthusiastically pursued, in addition to which a variety of SD (Staff Development)
initiatives are conducted through various training opportunities and online education systems. Inorder to encourage research activities a comfortable research environment is in place, regulations onresearch ethics have been stipulated and are appropriately applied. Eager research support is provided
through a variety of research funding systems.
Good point The College’s introduction of a development and evaluation system for administrative staff andthe way that it is striving to carefully nurture human resources are worthy of merit.
Standard 5. Management, Administration and FinanceIn accordance with the Yasuda Educational Foundation Articles of Endowment the Board ofDirectors regularly discuss important matters relating to management, while the Board of Councilors
is appropriately functioning as an advisory body. The auditors attend the Board of Directors andBoard of Councilors meetings, and conduct operational audits and accounting audits in an appropriatemanner. A crisis management system has been prepared, and suitable consideration is paid to theenvironment and human rights. The Yasuda Gakuen Operational Council has been established, andongoing efforts are being made to achieve missions and goals, such as the regular sharing ofinformation on operation and administration between the College and other affiliated schools, andconvening of discussions. Lunch meetings are held each week, attended by the Chair of the Board ofDirectors, the Yasuda Gakuen General Manager, President etc., who take part in timely exchanges of
information and opinions, and mutual checks between the College and its incorporated entity arefunctioning. Matter for review are made clear, a 10-year Long-term Fiscal Plan has been formulated,
and appropriate financial operations in line with the mid- and long-term plan are established.
Standard 6. Internal Quality Assurance
In line with the College Regulations, the combined Self-Inspection and Evaluation Committee has
been established under the President in conjunction with the jointly established university, and thePresident, Planning Division, FD Committee and other related divisions closely collaborate inindependent self-inspections and evaluations. In the academic year 2014 the College established its
Basic Policies on Inspections and Evaluations, and in line with these self-inspection and evaluation
are conducted through business reports, the reports of each committee, annual reports of departments
etc. The implementation and collection of various surveys for the sake of inspections and analysis ofdata are conducted by the persons in charge of IR (Institutional Research) in the Planning Division.
The results of evaluations are, after review by the Self-Inspection and Evaluation Committee, put touse in the review and implementation of improvement measures by the FD Committee and othercouncils, and through this a system for surveys and data collection to ascertain the current state isprepared. The Self-Inspection and Evaluation Committee etc. conduct internal quality assurance
based on the three policies, and the results are put to use according to the mid- and long-term plan toseek improvements to the management of the College, and the internal quality assurance mechanism
is more or less functioning.

In summary, the College has for a long time persisted with its founding principle of “Tender yet
firm spirit” as its educational objectives, and as a women’s junior college that is familiar to local
people established an educational system with clear educational objectives, and is appropriately
conducting learning and class instruction support and appropriate support for student life. Students
are steadily acquired and the College’s financial base is sound. Management and administration areappropriately run. It is to be hoped that by enthusiastically and autonomously making a PDCA cycle
function the further improvement and development of the attractiveness of the College will also help
the fostering of more sophisticated childcare professionals, as well as the development of the regionalchildcare-related businesses.
Note that with regard to the College’s unique standards, the general comments on “Standard A.
Social and community contribution” should be referred to.
It should be noted that the College has cited the following remark.
1． Orientation Seminar, a traditional event of the Yasuda Women’s College.