Hiroshima University Syllabus

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Japanese
Academic Year 2024Year School/Graduate School School of Education
Lecture Code CC512923 Subject Classification Specialized Education
Subject Name 教育哲学演習II
Subject Name
(Katakana)
キョウイクテツガクエンシュウII
Subject Name in
English
Seminar in Philosophy of Education II
Instructor SUGITA HIROTAKA
Instructor
(Katakana)
スギタ ヒロタカ
Campus Higashi-Hiroshima Semester/Term 2nd-Year,  First Semester,  1Term
Days, Periods, and Classrooms (1T) Thur3-4:EDU K215
Lesson Style Seminar Lesson Style
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Seminar, Presentation and Discussion 
Credits 1.0 Class Hours/Week   Language of Instruction J : Japanese
Course Level 3 : Undergraduate High-Intermediate
Course Area(Area) 24 : Social Sciences
Course Area(Discipline) 07 : Education
Eligible Students
Keywords Philosophy of education, Theories and thoughts of human formation, Critical reading skills 
Special Subject for Teacher Education   Special Subject  
Class Status
within Educational
Program
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
Students are required to understand the basic concepts and ideas about human development (Bildung) by critically reading assigned readings (in Japanese and English) that focus on the philosophy of education. 
Criterion referenced
Evaluation
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
Educational Studies
(Abilities and Skills)
・Having the basic skills of research method on pedagogy such as foreign language competency, phyloanalysis, observation methods and information processing skills.
・Being able to examine the results on some educational problem analytically and critically by making use of research approaches (Media literacy and critical thinking). 
Class Objectives
/Class Outline
This course aims to foster students' philosophical mind on education by their critically reading materials of philosophy of education including English ones. The course consists of the part in which students give a presentation about the assigned material and the part in which the lecture and discussion related that material are given. This year the theme of learning is especially considered, expanding to the principle of educational relationship as well as educational assessments. 
Class Schedule lesson1 The Aim of Education and Means-end Relationship
lesson2 Group Presentation: Stenhouse's paper
lesson3 Group Presentation: P.S. Peters' paper
lesson4 Group Presentation: Biesta's paper (1)
lesson5 Group Presentation: Biesata's paper (2)
lesson6 Discussion on Each Presentation
lesson7 What is technics/ technology of education?
lesson8 Professionality of Teachers in the Era of Evidence-based Education

Submit a term paper 
Text/Reference
Books,etc.
Biesta, Gert, 2015, Good Education in an Age of Measurement, Routledge.
Elliott, John & Nigel Norris (eds.), 2011, Curriculum, Pedagogy and Educational Research, Routledge.
Hammersley, Marthn (ed.), 2007, Educational Research and Evidence-based Practice, SAGE.
中西啓喜、2023、『教育政策をめぐるエビデンス』勁草書房。
Peters, R. S., 2015 (1966), Ethics and Education, Routledge.
Simpson, Adrian (ed.), 2024, The Evidential Basis of "Evidence-Based Education", Routledge.
杉田浩崇・熊井将太編、2019、『「エビデンスに基づく教育」の閾を探る』春風社。 
PC or AV used in
Class,etc.
 
(More Details) Reading materials 
Learning techniques to be incorporated  
Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review
Students in each group, in the lesson in which they are required to give a presentation, need to summarize assigned material and to facilitate class discussion by asking critical question related to the material. 
Requirements  
Grading Method Presentation, Contributions to discussion, minute papers 
Practical Experience  
Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it  
Message  
Other   
Please fill in the class improvement questionnaire which is carried out on all classes.
Instructors will reflect on your feedback and utilize the information for improving their teaching. 
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