日本人大学生の国際交流に関する意識調査 : 「内向き志向」と国際交流意思の関係 <原著>

グローバル人材育成の一環として，日本人大学生の海外留学を促進させるべく多くの留学プログラムが高等教育機関では提供されている。しかし，国内での国際交流も，グローバル人材育成において重要な役割を担っている。本研究では，「内向き志向」と国際交流について検討した。国際交流における問題や利点について検討し，「内向き」と「外向き」な大学生を比較検討した。その結果，国際交流の意思と経験には差がなかった。しかし，「内向き」な大学生は，留学生との文化の違いや留学生とかかわることに対する不安が高く，その一方で，「外向き」な大学生は，国際感覚や就職に役立つ経験を，国際交流を通して得ることができると感じていた。国際交流を促す際，国際交流の良さや注意点について十分に情報提供し，特に「内向き」な大学生の不安を和らげることの重要性が示唆された。

Higher education institutions are offering many study abroad programs for Japanese university students for them to build their global talents. However, international exchange programs with international students in Japan are also thought to play an important role in building Japanese students’ global talents. In this study, the relationship between inward-oriented students and international exchange was discussed. The problems and merits of international exchange were examined, and inward-oriented students and outward-oriented students were compared. There were no differences in their willingness or in their experiences of international exchange. However, inward-oriented students felt more anxious about the difference in cultures and about having relationships with international students. On the other hand, outward-oriented students thought that they will be able to build their international sensibility through international exchange and that it will be an experience which will help them with their career. The importance of presenting the students with enough information about the good aspects and cautions of international exchange is emphasized especially to decrease the anxiousness of inward-oriented students.