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次の文章は2011年9月6日に THE DAILY YOMIURI に掲載された ‘University must disclose info for sake of students, firms’という見出しの社説です。これを読み、以下の設問に答えなさい。なお、* のついた語句には注があります。
University must disclose info* for sake of students, firms
Many universities and colleges are still not （ A ） themselves in the shoes of would-be students or companies hoping to hire graduating students. They must disclose more widely and openly the information these parties need.
Universities and colleges have been legally required since April this year to disclose such information as how many people they have enrolled and their annual teaching plans. The enforcement regulations of the School Education Law were （ B ） so high school students and others planning to go to universities and colleges could take advantage （ a ） such information. Universities have since put information on their Web sites in an effort to attract students.
However, we think the action is meaningless, as the law only requires such basic data as the number of professors and instructors, tuition and school fees, and an outline of facilities and buildings.
High school students and other applicants want to know what the universities teach and what kind of knowledge and abilities they can acquire there. (1)In many cases, the universities are not voluntarily revealing detailed data on which companies and industries graduates have entered, students’ dropout rates or surveys of student satisfaction.
Applicants really need this information （ b ） selecting the schools they want to attend.
Clarify assessments of students
Companies that plan to hire graduating students have said they want universities to clarify their standards for （ C ） students’performances. It is a natural demand for the companies, which would like to secure even slightly more talented students than their competitors.
Some universities are reluctant because they think potential students would reject their institutions if they disclose various raw data. (2)Apparently, they are trying to avoid disclosing information that could adversely affect recruitment, due to the fierce competition among universities to secure students amid the low birth rate.
However, the universities have been （ D ） injections of public funds in the form of subsidies* for specific purpose and grants*. Therefore, they have a social responsibility to fulfill their duty to provide clear explanations. （ c ） institutions of higher education responsible for human resources development, they should not be allowed to recruit students without disclosing information that might be inconvenient to the universities.
If universities have problems with their operations, they must reveal their status and introduce corrective measures, while calling （ d ） the understanding of applicants and their parents.
It is important for each university to use such information disclosure to examine its organization and curriculum, and improve the education they provide.
Databases for foreign students
Meanwhile, an expert panel* with the Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Ministry last month proposed the creation of a database for aggregating* information provided （ e ） the universities. It should be designed to enable users to compare several universities simultaneously online, according to the panel.
Each university should be urged to improve the information they provide.
Japanese universities lag behind (3)their Western counterparts in enrolling students from foreign countries. If the government uses its creativity to （ E ） foreign students who want to study at Japanese universities to utilize such a database, it would help this country promote the internationalization of its universities.
Creating foreign-language versions of a university database is also a pending issue for the government.
（注）
info = information
subsidy：補助金
grant：助成金
panel：委員会
aggregate：〜を集約する
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下線部(1)を和訳しなさい。 |
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下線部(2)を和訳しなさい。 |
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本文の内容と一致しないものを、次のア〜キの中から２つ選びなさい。 |
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- ア 大学は、志望者や採用先の企業などの観点に立って情報を公開すべきである。
- イ 学校教育法で大学に公開が義務づけられているのは、入学者数や年間授業計画、授業料、就職実績といった基本的な情報だけである。
- ウ 企業は大学側に、学生の成績評価の基準を明確にしてほしいと思っている。
- エ 少子化の影響で大学間の学生獲得競争が激しくなっているため、大学はあらゆるデータを公開して学生の募集に役立てようとしている。
- オ 大学は公的資金を投入されている以上、大学にとって不都合な情報も開示する社会的責任がある。
- カ 経営に問題のある大学は、実態を明らかにして経営改善の努力をすべきである。
- キ 文部科学省のある専門委員会は、利用者がウェブ上で各大学を同時に比較できるようなデータベースの構築を提言している。
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