WNE00301 Non-formal Education

Hiroshima University Syllabus

Japanese

Academic Year 2024Year School/Graduate School Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (Master's Course) Division of Educational Sciences International Education Development Program

Lecture Code WNE00301 Subject Classification Specialized Education

Subject Name Non-formal Education

Subject Name
（Katakana）ノンフォーマルキョウイクロン

Subject Name in
English Non-formal Education

Instructor MIWA CHIAKI

Instructor
(Katakana) ミワ　チアキ

Campus Higashi-Hiroshima Semester/Term 1st-Year,  First Semester,  2Term

Days, Periods, and Classrooms (2T) Tues1-4：Online,IDEC 206

Lesson Style Lecture Lesson Style
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Lectures, discussion, and student presentations. The course is basically run online by Zoom, whose URL will be announced in the Moodle site.

Credits 2.0 Class Hours/Week 　 Language of Instruction E : English

Course Level 5 : Graduate Basic

Course Area（Area） 24 : Social Sciences

Course Area（Discipline） 07 : Education

Eligible Students

Keywords SDG_04

Special Subject for Teacher Education 　 Special Subject 　

Class Status
within Educational
Program
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
Criterion referenced
Evaluation
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)

Class Objectives
/Class Outline This course focuses on Non-Formal Education (NFE), which has important implications in achieving the development agenda in developing and developed nations. The primary objectives of this course are: understanding the theoretical background and practices of NFE and discussing its significance and issues in the context of developing countries. The course is divided into three parts. The first part starts with the definition of NFE and explains its theoretical background. The second part provides an overview of the relations between NFE and the development agenda of developing and developed worlds from different perspectives. The third part analyses its significance and issues through various case studies. A successful completion of the course will enable students to 1) understand theories related to non-formal education, 2) explain relationships between NFE and the Development Agenda from different perspectives, and 3) apply the acquired knowledge and skills for subsector analysis of NFE in a given country.

Class Schedule Part I: NFE and its theoretical background
　Session 1 Introduction, What is NFE?
　Session 2 Theories related to NFE 1: Andragogy
　Session 3 Theories related to NFE 2: Freire and Critical pedagogy
　Session 4 Theories related to NFE 3: Experiential learning and Situated learning
　Session 5 Theories related to NFE 4: Transformative learning
  Session 6 Theories related to NFE 5: Community participation in education
Part II: NFE and Development agenda
  Session 7 SDGs and NFE
  Session 8 Various approaches of NFE
　Session 9 Planning of NFE
　Session 10 Evaluation of NFE
  Session 11 Equivalency program
Part III: Significance and issues of NFE through case studies
  Session 12 NFE in Japan
　Session 13 Case study 1: Students' presentation
　Session 14 Case study 2: Students' presentation
　Session 15 Final wrap-up

Students are required to write final-term papers.

Text/Reference
Books,etc. A detailed reading list will be provided in the first session, and copies of the materials are uploaded in the Moodle course site when available.

PC or AV used in
Class,etc. 　

(More Details)

Learning techniques to be incorporated 　

Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review Students are expected to have read the assigned readings before each session, and actively participate in discussions. For the 1st and the 2nd sessions, please visit the course site in Momiji beforehand, and download and read the relevant reading materials.

Requirements

Grading Method Participation in discussion (20%), Student presentation (20%), and Final-term paper (60%)

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.

Academic Year	2024Year	School/Graduate School	Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (Master's Course) Division of Educational Sciences International Education Development Program
Lecture Code	WNE00301	Subject Classification	Specialized Education
Subject Name	Non-formal Education
Subject Name （Katakana）	ノンフォーマルキョウイクロン
Subject Name in English	Non-formal Education
Instructor	MIWA CHIAKI
Instructor (Katakana)	ミワ　チアキ
Campus	Higashi-Hiroshima	Semester/Term	1st-Year, First Semester, 2Term
Days, Periods, and Classrooms	(2T) Tues1-4：Online,IDEC 206
Lesson Style	Lecture	Lesson Style (More Details)
Lectures, discussion, and student presentations. The course is basically run online by Zoom, whose URL will be announced in the Moodle site.
Credits	2.0	Class Hours/Week		Language of Instruction	E : English
Course Level	5 : Graduate Basic
Course Area（Area）	24 : Social Sciences
Course Area（Discipline）	07 : Education
Eligible Students
Keywords	SDG_04
Special Subject for Teacher Education		Special Subject
Class Status within Educational Program (Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
Criterion referenced Evaluation (Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
Class Objectives /Class Outline	This course focuses on Non-Formal Education (NFE), which has important implications in achieving the development agenda in developing and developed nations. The primary objectives of this course are: understanding the theoretical background and practices of NFE and discussing its significance and issues in the context of developing countries. The course is divided into three parts. The first part starts with the definition of NFE and explains its theoretical background. The second part provides an overview of the relations between NFE and the development agenda of developing and developed worlds from different perspectives. The third part analyses its significance and issues through various case studies. A successful completion of the course will enable students to 1) understand theories related to non-formal education, 2) explain relationships between NFE and the Development Agenda from different perspectives, and 3) apply the acquired knowledge and skills for subsector analysis of NFE in a given country.
Class Schedule	Part I: NFE and its theoretical background 　Session 1 Introduction, What is NFE? 　Session 2 Theories related to NFE 1: Andragogy 　Session 3 Theories related to NFE 2: Freire and Critical pedagogy 　Session 4 Theories related to NFE 3: Experiential learning and Situated learning 　Session 5 Theories related to NFE 4: Transformative learning Session 6 Theories related to NFE 5: Community participation in education Part II: NFE and Development agenda Session 7 SDGs and NFE Session 8 Various approaches of NFE 　Session 9 Planning of NFE 　Session 10 Evaluation of NFE Session 11 Equivalency program Part III: Significance and issues of NFE through case studies Session 12 NFE in Japan 　Session 13 Case study 1: Students' presentation 　Session 14 Case study 2: Students' presentation 　Session 15 Final wrap-up Students are required to write final-term papers.
Text/Reference Books,etc.	A detailed reading list will be provided in the first session, and copies of the materials are uploaded in the Moodle course site when available.
PC or AV used in Class,etc.
(More Details)
Learning techniques to be incorporated
Suggestions on Preparation and Review	Students are expected to have read the assigned readings before each session, and actively participate in discussions. For the 1st and the 2nd sessions, please visit the course site in Momiji beforehand, and download and read the relevant reading materials.
Requirements
Grading Method	Participation in discussion (20%), Student presentation (20%), and Final-term paper (60%)
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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