Hiroshima University Syllabus

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Japanese
Academic Year 2025Year School/Graduate School School of Education
Lecture Code CC600543 Subject Classification Courses for Professional Teaching
Subject Name 道徳教育指導法
Subject Name
(Katakana)
ドウトクキョウイクシドウホウ
Subject Name in
English
Methodology on Moral Education
Instructor SHIROKANE NATSUKI
Instructor
(Katakana)
シロカネ ナツキ
Campus Kasumi Semester/Term 1st-Year,  First Semester,  Intensive
Days, Periods, and Classrooms (Int) Inte
Lesson Style Lecture Lesson Style
(More Details)
Face-to-face
Lecture and Discussion 
Credits 2.0 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 Students in Faculty of Medicine, School of Health Science
Keywords Morality, Education 
Special Subject for Teacher Education   Special Subject  
Class Status
within Educational
Program
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
A course for teaching certificate 
Criterion referenced
Evaluation
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
Program in Elementary Education
(Abilities and Skills)
・Being able to design teaching plans and curriculums in elementary schools and develop them on the basis of children's actual situation (Practical teaching skills).

Program in Special Needs Education
(Knowledge and Understanding)
・Having basic knowledge and understanding on the significance of elementary education and the teaching profession, and theories and methodologies of subject teaching, which are required to obtain fundamental teaching certificates. 
Class Objectives
/Class Outline
・This course investigate ""moral education"" as a way of character building from historical and theoretical and practical viewpoint without limiting thoughts within ""classes of moral"" in the narrow sense.  Students can acquire versatile viewpoints on the ""development of morality"".
・Students can create distinctive classes as an educational profession as well as acquire basic understanding on various teaching method of moral education. 
Class Schedule lesson1: Orientation; introduction: Can virtue be taught?
lesson2: Essence of moral education
lesson3: Moral education in modern society
lesson4: History of moral education in Japan
lesson5: Moral education in western countries: History of "goodness"
lesson6: Theory of development of moral education
lesson7: The reality of moral education
lesson8: Issues of discrepancies between knowledge and action
lesson9: Moral education in school 1: To teach the importance of life
lesson10: Moral education in school 2: To abolish discrimination
lesson11: Moral education in school 3: Curriculum guidelines, educational activities in school
lesson12: Moral education in school 4: The actual situation of "Moral" class
lesson13: Moral education in school 5: The acutural situation of "Moral" class
lesson14: Moral education in the period of globalization
lesson15: Wrap-up

Term-end examination at Lesson 16

Consider moral education philosophically, historically and sociologically
(The order of the lessons above are subject to change.) 
Text/Reference
Books,etc.
Yasushi Maruyama (ed.), The Methodologies of Moral Education, Kyodo Shuppan, 2014. 
PC or AV used in
Class,etc.
(More Details) Textbook, materials provided in class, video. 
Learning techniques to be incorporated
Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review
Understand the textbook and provided materials beforehand. 
Requirements Class specification specialized subject on moral education. Compulsory subject for teaching certificate at junior high school. 
Grading Method Attendance and Term-end examination. 
Practical Experience  
Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it  
Message "・This course investigate ""moral education"" as a way of character building from historical and theoretical and practical viewpoint without limiting thoughts within ""classes of moral"" in the narrow sense.  Students can acquire versatile viewpoints on the ""development of morality"".
・Students can create distinctive classes as an educational profession as well as acquire basic understanding on various teaching method of moral education.
 
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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