授業の目的 【日本語】
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授業の目的 【英語】
Goals of the Course | | | The major objective of this course is to acquire a comprehensive understanding of theories and practical issues on educational development and international cooperation for it. The course is divided into two parts. The first part is to review major theories and dimensions of educational development as an area contributing to the comprehensive national development, economically, socially, or culturally. This part also focuses on the cooperation/aid by the outside actors, mostly multi- and bi-lateral donor organizations in relation to the historical changes of international cooperation for education from the 1960s up to the present. Normative trends of educational assistance, oft-used modalities of aid, and challenges of aid will be discussed. The last part of the course will touch upon issues regarding different aspects of formal education, such as quality of teaching and learning, administration, finance, and decentralization. |
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到達目標 【日本語】
Objectives of the Course(JPN) | | |
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到達目標 【英語】
Objectives of the Course | | | Students acquire abilities to think about educational issues from multiple angles and know research paradigms, methodologies, and issues of comparative education and relevant academic fields. |
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授業の内容や構成
Course Content / Plan | | Part 1: Theories of educational development and context of international cooperation
Session 1 Theories of educational development:
From modernization to Basic Human Needs and Self-help
Session 2 Policy Analysis – What kind of goals are national education systems expected to serve?
Diverse objectives of education
Education for economic growth and employment
Education, political mobilization and development
Education, modernization and quality of life
Education as a human right
Session 3 Policy Analysis (2) – How is the policy translated to practices? (Role play)
Prioritization among various demands
Policy design – implementation cycle
Session 4 Analysis of Public Finance – What can we know from data on educational finance?
Understanding the structure of government finance
Analysis of financial data
Public expenditure on education
Unit cost
Allocation of resources by sector, program, and line items
Session 5 International cooperation on education in the global context (1): Norms
Education in Sustainable Development Goals
Global Partnership for Education and other global initiatives
What have been achieved and what haven’t?
Session 6 International cooperation on education in the global context (2): Actors and aid modalities
Aid coordination and modalities
Paris Declaration and aid coordination
South-South Cooperation, Triangular cooperation
Emerging donors
Part 2: Policy Issues on educational development
Session 7 Policy implementation research
What causes the failure to achieve policy goals?
A chain of adaptation and refinement
Section 8 Roles and functions of the Ministry of Education
Functional analysis of the organization
Public expenditure tracking survey
Session 9 Decentralization
Financial, administrative, and political decentralization
Deconcentration, Delegation, devolution
Session 10-11 Methods of educational research: Quantitative data processing
Statistical tools for educational research
The class will meet in the computer lab (Rm. 709) and try out a simple questionnaire analysis (two consecutive sessions between period 1 and 2)
Session 12 Measuring learning outcomes
How much did students learn?
In which areas educational outcomes are satisfactory/ unsatisfactory?
Session 13 Demands for knowledge: Skills for problem solving
How can we assess the capacity of learners to solve problems?
21st century skills, soft skills
Occupation standard
Session 14 Contents of education: Teachers and Curriculum
Teacher education
Curriculum evaluation
Examination
Session 15 Education and Society
Socio-economic background
Language of instruction
Cultural influence
School-community relationship |
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履修条件・関連する科目
Course Prerequisites and Related Courses | | | There is no precondition to take this course |
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成績評価の方法と基準
Course Evaluation Method and Criteria | | Preparation for class discussion 30%
Preparation includes (1) reading the assigned articles/book chapters; (2) submitting comment papers in response to the questions given by the instructor
Class participation 30%
In the class, the instructor will lead the discussion based on the opinions raised in students’ comment papers.
Individual paper 40%
Students are assigned to write a paper on educational issues in relation to one or some of the theories learned in the class. Details will be explained later. The submission deadline of the paper is January 31, 2024,
Credit is given to C- or C (where applicable) or higher grade for each criterion. |
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教科書・参考書
Textbook/Reference Book | | There will be no textbook but students will be provided with the reading materials a week before the respective sessions.
References for further study will be provided either in the class or at the time of providing the reading materials. |
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課外学習等（授業時間外学習の指示）
Study Load(Self-directed Learning Outside Course Hours) | | | Read the assigned materials and submit the comment papers in response to the questions provided by the instructor. |
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注意事項
Notice for Students | | |
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使用言語
Language(s) for Instruction & Discussion | | |
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授業開講形態等
Lecture format, etc. | | 対面で実施します。
Classes will be held in-person. |
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遠隔授業（オンデマンド型）で行う場合の追加措置
Additional measures for remote class (on-demand class) | | |
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