Activities and Accomplishment in the student dormitories, Ochanomizu University SCC compared between the research results on the dormitory students of SCC in 2011 and 2013

This study is to compare item by item between the following two researches and report its results. One is the research (Katsura 2013) for the purpose of the comparison examination on the current living conditions and the satisfaction level for the students in the three student dormitories of Ochanomizu University in November, 2011 and the other is the research conducted for the dormitory students of Ochanomizu University S CC in March, 2013. The principle findings are as follows. Compared with in 2011, 1) Many dormitory students obtained the information related to the dormitories at the website and from the leaflets before moving into the dormitories. 2) The awareness for the recognition of and the requests to the managing organizations of the dormitories, and for the emergency measures thereof are increased. 3) Regarding the human relations in the dormitories, the communication among the dormitory students cannot be created only by making them a room sharing type dormitory or living pursuant to the student support service programs. It is required to foster the officials of the dormitory student organization such as dormitory superinten dents and sub-superintendents, and the existence of a leader such as a house leader who serve as models of dormitory students. 4) A newly built dormitory attracts attention for its novelty of the equipment (hardware). However, it’ s difficult to maintain the conditions at the time of the construction forever due to aging degradation, and the satisfaction level also declines. On the other hand, the educational support can be expected by enhancing the student support service programs (software) in the dormitories