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Academic Year	2024Year	School/Graduate School	Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (Doctoral Course) Division of Educational Sciences Educational Studies Program
Lecture Code	WNCD8037	Subject Classification	Specialized Education
Subject Name	特別研究
Subject Name （Katakana）
Subject Name in English	Special Study
Instructor	SAKURAI YUSUKE,To be announced.
Instructor (Katakana)	サクライ　ユウスケ,タントウキョウインミテイ
Campus	Higashi-Hiroshima	Semester/Term	1st-Year,  First Semester,  First Semester
Days, Periods, and Classrooms	(1st) Mon7-8：Faculty Office
Lesson Style	Seminar	Lesson Style (More Details)
			Student presentations, individual mentoring, discussion
Credits	1.0	Class Hours/Week		Language of Instruction	B : Japanese／English
Course Level	6 : Graduate Advanced
Course Area（Area）	24 : Social Sciences
Course Area（Discipline）	07 : Education
Eligible Students	Higher Education
Keywords	International Education, International Student Education, Higher Education, University Learning and Teaching, Early Career Researchers, Foreigners
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	The course is designed to provide students with the knowledge and research methods necessary to solve research tasks related to learning and development in international settings and higher education. The course also develops students' skills in critical thinking skills through discussions based on students' own interests and research topics.
Class Schedule	1st session: Introduction: Outline explanation, presentation schedule decision 2nd session: Presentation by participants and Q&A ① (Report on previous research) 3rd session: Presentation by students and Q&A ② (Report on previous research) 4th session: Presentation by participants and question and answer ③ (report of previous research) 5th session: presentation and question by participants ④ (report of previous research) 6 session: presentation and question and answer by participants ⑤ (examination of research method) 7 session: presentation and question and answer by participants ⑥ (Examination of research method) 8th session: Presentation and Q&A by participants ⑦ (Examination of research method) 9th session: Presentation and Q&A by participants ⑧ (Examination of research method) 10th session: Presentation and Q&A by participants ⑨ (Examination of research methods) 11th session: Presentation and Q&A by students ⑩ (writing academic text) 12th session: Presentation and Q&A by students ⑪ (writing academic text) 13th session: Presentation and Q&A by students ⑫ (writing academic text) 14th session: presentation and Q&A by students (13) (writing academic text) 15th session: presentation and Q&A by students (14) (writing academic text)
Text/Reference Books,etc.	Each person should prepare a handout or slides for reporting. Necessary additional documents and articles will be provided when needed.
PC or AV used in Class,etc.
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Learning techniques to be incorporated
Suggestions on Preparation and Review	Hone your skills to search for prior research articles for your research in at least both Japanese and English. In addition, regardless of the type of research method you are interested in (in terms of qualitative or quantitative ones) and your own strengths and weaknesses, you should be willing to learn new research methods so that you can choose an appropriate method according to your research questions. When writing a thesis, it is necessary to revise your work repeatedly based on comments from the readers. Be prepared for doing so. Furthermore, as a doctoral student, you should be able to make constructive comments and useful feedback to others' work.
Requirements	You should wish to write a doctoral thesis on a theme related to the keywords of this course, or you wrote a master's thesis on a related field and wish to deepen your understanding of the field further.
Grading Method	Evaluation will be based on the content and quality of oral presentations, the quality of discussion and contribution.
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