Course model and main subject features
Course model and main subject features
We would like to introduce the course model and features of the main subjects of the Graduate School of Graduate School of Education, Psychology and Human Studies Department of Education.
Course model
*The course model introduced here is just an example.
Features of Major Subjects
Basic subjects (compulsory and elective)
※I is compulsory. II is one elective compulsory subject
| Subject Name | Features |
| Educational Practice Research Methods I | This course will help participants deepen their understanding of the basic matters required for conducting practical research in education (setting problems and objectives, generating and verifying hypotheses, practical research methods, methods for analyzing results, etc.) and help them apply what they have learned to their own practical research. |
| Educational Practice Research Methods II | This course will examine various case studies and utilize workshop methods to develop the research attitude required for academic research in the fields of school education, social education, and lifelong learning, as well as the reality of collecting materials and writing research papers. |
| Educational Literature Research Methods I | Through explanations and practical training, we will help students acquire specific knowledge and skills in searching for and collecting previous and related research (information) in educational research, understanding and using reference and cited literature, and displaying citations and annotations. |
| Educational Literature Research Methods II | This course helps students to draw an overall picture of research on children through literature surveys to grasp research trends. It also encourages students to develop an attitude toward methodology and criticism of materials through intensive reading of representative previous research. |
Research Guidance
| Subject Name | Features |
| Research guidance I/Research guidance II | To develop research execution capabilities. In order to cultivate a researcher mindset that is geared toward identifying research subjects and establishing research methods, guidance on previous research and advice on research methods will be provided as needed in line with each research topic and progress. |
| Research guidance Ⅲ/Research guidance Ⅳ | We develop the ability to carry out research. As the research subject is narrowed down and the research theme is clarified, we provide advice on research methods in line with the progress of the research and support the summary of the research in preparation for writing the master's thesis. |
Specialized subject
| Subject Name | Features |
| Seminar; History of Christian Education II | Modern Japanese educational institutions for women and childcare services are closely connected to Christian missionary activities, and this course will research and analyze the missionary and education of Catholic and Protestant denominations, Christian girls' schools and Kindergarten Building, training of childcare workers, and the work of female missionaries and Japanese Christians by denomination, school history, and individuals. |
| Study; Clinical Pedagogy of Early Education I | This book examines various cases to look into the ideal form of collaboration in the field of clinical education for early childhood and children. It examines collaboration between educational and childcare institutions (collaboration between kindergartens, daycare centers, and elementary schools), collaboration with families and the community, and collaboration with other institutions, and explores how it is possible to ensure the quality of children's learning, with the expertise of education and childcare personnel as a key concept. |
| Study; Educational Administration II | The current situation and issues of social education administration, which has different characteristics from educational administration centered on school education, will be examined from the perspective of the characteristics of social education as education. Lectures and discussions will be held, interviews with people involved in planning and implementing projects, and tours of social education facilities will also be included. |
| Seminar; Higher Education I | Now that the majority of people of this generation are going on to university or junior college, this program will shed light on the relationship between universities and society, the connections and collaborations within the school system, the reality of university reform, the relationship between universities and the labor market, the position and role of university members, and the significance and challenges that the reforms bring to society through actual data, case studies, and testimonies from those involved. |
| Study; School Education II | This course will understand the current trend of phenomenological pedagogy and examine the issues facing school education today, focusing on the somatic approach and the phenomenological pedagogy approach. With a focus on holistic education, the course will examine the historical changes in Japanese educational methods and techniques and the current issues from that perspective. Experiential and experiential sessions are planned to be included. |
| Seminar; Information Management I | This paper attempts to provide an overview of knowledge management as one of the developments in information management. It focuses on how knowledge management is positioned in various fields and clarifies the perspective from which to grasp the overview. |
| Study; Body‐Awareness I | Based on theories of mind and body that have been developed in various fields, this course encourages students to face their own bodies and selves through physical sensation exercises and physical movement training, to become aware of the existence of the body, physicality, and physical knowledge, and to further deepen their understanding of the expressive "body" through the intervention of others. |