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	WNE02101	Subject Classification	Specialized Education
Subject Name	Local Curriculum Development
Subject Name （Katakana）	チイキカリキュラムカイハツロン
Subject Name in English	Local Curriculum Development
Instructor	NAKAYA AYAMI
Instructor (Katakana)	ナカヤ　アヤミ
Campus	Higashi-Hiroshima	Semester/Term	1st-Year,  First Semester,  2Term
Days, Periods, and Classrooms	(2T) Weds1-4：IDEC 204
Lesson Style	Lecture	Lesson Style (More Details)
			Lecture, Discussion, Presentation
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	IDEC master course students
Keywords	Local curriculum, sustainable development, curriculum development
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	Through the course, students will be able to: -define what “local curriculum” is. -understand the theory and concepts of local curriculum development. -appreciate the benefits of local curriculum. -point out the challenges and limitations of local curriculum development. -describe and analyze the advantages and disadvantages from case studies of local curriculum development in many countries. -make a local curriculum development proposal
Class Schedule	lesson1 What is local curriculum –definition, types of education- lesson2 Examine the uniqueness and challenges of local curriculum        -a case of Japan-:Integrated period of study lesson3 Examine the uniqueness and challenges of local curriculum         –a case of Indonesia: Local contents in National Curriculum/Text book lesson4  Examine the uniqueness and challenges of local curriculum         –a case of Indonesia: Muatan Lokal - lesson5  Examine the uniqueness and challenges of local curriculum         –a case of U.K 1 - lesson6 Examine the uniqueness and challenges of local curriculum         –a case of U.K 2- lesson7 Examine the uniqueness and challenges of local curriculum         –a case of USA 1- lesson8 Examine the uniqueness and challenges of local curriculum         –a case of USA 2- lesson9 Examine the uniqueness and challenges of local curriculum         –a case of　SOME COUNTRY 1 - lesson10 Examine the uniqueness and challenges of local curriculum         –a case of SOME COUNTRY 2- lesson11 Local curricumu and ecocircular１ lesson12 Local curricumu and ecocircular２ lesson13 Local curricumu and ecocircular３（field trip on July19(Fri) lesson14 Presentation of local curriculum development proposal lesson15 Presentation of local curriculum development proposal Presentation and PPT modyfied
Text/Reference Books,etc.	Amy B. Demarest(2015),Place-Based Curriculum Design, Routledge. William Evabans and Jonathan Savage(2015), Developing a Local Curriculum, Routledge. Ricarda Motschilnig(2011), Indigenous Knowledge and Localised Curriculum in Zambia, VDM. NAKAYA, A. (1995), A Study of “Muatan Lokal” in Indonesian Education: Regulation between National Culture and Ethnic Culture (in Japanese), Japanese Comparative Education, Vol. 21, pp. 73-82. Toushindou. NAKAYA, A. (2004), Muatan Lokal for the Local Community: A Study of Life and Environment Education Subjects in Jakarta—PLKJ, Pacific Asian Education, Vol. 16, No. 2, pp. 38-48. KIRIN SAHASEWIYON(2004), Working locally as a true professional: case studies in the development of local curriculum through action research in the context of Thai schools, Educational Action Research, Volume 12, Number 4. Sarah E. Wither(2001), Local Curriculum Development: A case study, paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Education Research Association (Seattle, WA, April 10-14,2001). Peter F. Oliva (2005), Developing the Curriculum (sixth edition), Pearson Edication. Kurt D. Squire (2003), DESIGNED CURRICULUM AND LOCAL CULTURE, Published online in Wiley InterScience (www.interscience.wiley.com). DOI 10.1002/sce.10084 Adelaide Dhorsan Æ Albertina Moreno Chachuaio(2008),The local curriculum in Mozambique: the Santa Rita Community School in Xinavane,Prospects 38:199–213(Published online: 20 January 2009, UNESCO IBE 2009) *Other reading materials will be introduced by the instructor.
PC or AV used in Class,etc.
	(More Details)	Mainly computer
Learning techniques to be incorporated
Suggestions on Preparation and Review	Students are expected to read the articles beforehand. For the final presentation, students needs to search problems in the local area concerned, and making proposal during the term and prepare the presentation. Students should rewrite and submit their Local curriculum development proposal based on the discussion.
Requirements	We will have a field trip on July 19 to eco park in Saijo. If you cannot join it, I will provide some task for you to recogenise the atendance.
Grading Method	Active attitude in the class 50% Local curriculum development presentation and final PPT 50%
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Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it
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