Results for Certified Evaluation and Accreditation for Junior CollegeJapanese Red Cross Junior College of Akita

Basic Information of the Institution
Ownership: Private

Location: Akita, Japan

Accreditation Status
Year of the Review: 2014
Accreditation Status: accredited（Accreditation Period: April.01.2015– March.31.2022）

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Certified Evaluation and Accreditation Resultsfor Japanese Red Cross Junior College of Akita
Overview
Japanese Red Cross Junior College of Akita (hereafter, the Junior College) wasfounded in 1996, developed out of the Relief Nurse Training School attached to Akita
Red Cross hospital established in 1914. As its inception, the college consisted of two
departments: the Department of Nursing and the Department of Care and Welfare. In2009, the Department of Nursing was reorganized into Japanese Red Cross Akita
College of Nursing (4-year college), and currently the junior college consists of asingle department of Care and Welfare. The campus is located in Akita City, Akita
Prefecture and the Junior College carries out research and educational activities basedon the founding concept of humanity, which is also a fundamental principle of the RedCross.
Through disaster relief drills, the Junior College trains students in basic
disaster relief skills as the initiators of disaster relief. These drills also make its relief
activities widely known in the local community, which helps to spread the mission
statements of the Junior College in local communities. Despite its successes, someissues need to be improved, including the insufficient clarification of assessment
standard for some subject in syllabus, and the lack of active faculty research.
The Junior College has been engaged in distinctive efforts as follows. As part a
project to promote education on international humanitarian law, together withJapanese Red Cross Akita College of Nursing, the Junior College has been promoting
activities for the Red Cross / International Humanitarian Law Forum and othervolunteer activities. Its stated goal is to act out the three elements of humanity, thefounding concept of the Junior College; “to prevent and reduce pain,” “to protect livesand health,” and “to secure respect for individuals.” The Junior College conducts afreshman orientation camp and holds a social gathering for students to help them “findthe meaning of learning for themselves.” For the both events, since senior students
contribute to the planning and management, it is regarded that those events offer
opportunities to facilitate students’ voluntary efforts for learning.
Notable Strengths
Social Cooperation and Contribution
In disaster relief drills conducted by Red Cross / International Humanitarian Law
Educational Activity Center, by assigning all students the roles in the team forvictims / the sick and wounded, students learn the basic skills as initiators fordisaster relief activities, and these drills make such relief activities known widelyin the local community. It is commendable that the mission statement of theJunior College is spread widely in the local community through these disaster
relief drills.

Suggestions for Improvement
Educational Content, Methods, and OutcomeSome listed subjects do not indicate the assessment standard clearly in thesyllabus. This should be improved in order to help students’ learning.

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Education and Research EnvironmentResearch activities of faculty are not very active. For example, no faculty members
have applied for the Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research by the national government
since 2011. An organizational effort is needed to revitalize research activities.