WNC01000 Special Lecture on Philosophy of Education II

Hiroshima University Syllabus

Japanese

Academic Year 2025Year School/Graduate School Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (Master's Course) Division of Educational Sciences Educational Studies Program

Lecture Code WNC01000 Subject Classification Specialized Education

Subject Name 教育哲学特講　II

Subject Name
（Katakana）　

Subject Name in
English Special Lecture on Philosophy of Education II

Instructor SUGITA HIROTAKA

Instructor
(Katakana) スギタ　ヒロタカ

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

Days, Periods, and Classrooms (2T) Fri3-4：EDU A514

Lesson Style Lecture Lesson Style
(More Details) Face-to-face, Online (simultaneous interactive)

Lecture, Discussion, Presentation

Credits 1.0 Class Hours/Week 2 Language of Instruction J : Japanese

Course Level 5 : Graduate Basic

Course Area（Area） 24 : Social Sciences

Course Area（Discipline） 07 : Education

Eligible Students

Keywords Philosophy of education, Philosophical way of thinking and research method about education, 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 fundamental philosophical research methods on education by critically reading materials specialized to philosophy of education.
Criterion referenced
Evaluation
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)

Class Objectives
/Class Outline This course aims to foster student's deep insights of educational practices by introducing philosophical arguments of educational theories and on educational problems. Through them, students will be able to gain philosophical research methods and thinking styles on education. The course will require students to critically examine the extent to which philosophical approaches to education have been successful.

Class Schedule lesson1 Bio-politics on Interest
lesson2 Educatinalization of Political Relationship from Care Ethics
lesson3 Political Dimension of "Teaching -Being Taught Relationship"
lesson4 Education Research and Politics
lesson5 The Possibility of Inoperativity in Education
lesson6 Community and Immunity
lesson7 Crossroads of "The Educational" and "The Political"
lesson8 Summary

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Text/Reference
Books,etc. 【参考書】
髙宮正貴・市川秀之・杉田浩崇編『教育と政治を編み直す―規範的教育学の再構築』勁草書房、2025年。

PC or AV used in
Class,etc. Text, Handouts, Microsoft Teams

(More Details)

Learning techniques to be incorporated Discussions, Paired Reading

Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review Read assigned materials before each class.

Requirements

Grading Method Presentation, Contributions to class discussion, critical essays

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	2025Year	School/Graduate School	Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (Master's Course) Division of Educational Sciences Educational Studies Program
Lecture Code	WNC01000	Subject Classification	Specialized Education
Subject Name	教育哲学特講　II
Subject Name （Katakana）
Subject Name in English	Special Lecture on Philosophy of Education II
Instructor	SUGITA HIROTAKA
Instructor (Katakana)	スギタ　ヒロタカ
Campus	Higashi-Hiroshima	Semester/Term	1st-Year, First Semester, 2Term
Days, Periods, and Classrooms	(2T) Fri3-4：EDU A514
Lesson Style	Lecture	Lesson Style (More Details)	Face-to-face, Online (simultaneous interactive)
Lecture, Discussion, Presentation
Credits	1.0	Class Hours/Week	2	Language of Instruction	J : Japanese
Course Level	5 : Graduate Basic
Course Area（Area）	24 : Social Sciences
Course Area（Discipline）	07 : Education
Eligible Students
Keywords	Philosophy of education, Philosophical way of thinking and research method about education, 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 fundamental philosophical research methods on education by critically reading materials specialized to philosophy of education.
Criterion referenced Evaluation (Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
Class Objectives /Class Outline	This course aims to foster student's deep insights of educational practices by introducing philosophical arguments of educational theories and on educational problems. Through them, students will be able to gain philosophical research methods and thinking styles on education. The course will require students to critically examine the extent to which philosophical approaches to education have been successful.
Class Schedule	lesson1 Bio-politics on Interest lesson2 Educatinalization of Political Relationship from Care Ethics lesson3 Political Dimension of "Teaching -Being Taught Relationship" lesson4 Education Research and Politics lesson5 The Possibility of Inoperativity in Education lesson6 Community and Immunity lesson7 Crossroads of "The Educational" and "The Political" lesson8 Summary Submit a term paper
Text/Reference Books,etc.	【参考書】髙宮正貴・市川秀之・杉田浩崇編『教育と政治を編み直す―規範的教育学の再構築』勁草書房、2025年。
PC or AV used in Class,etc.	Text, Handouts, Microsoft Teams
(More Details)
Learning techniques to be incorporated	Discussions, Paired Reading
Suggestions on Preparation and Review	Read assigned materials before each class.
Requirements
Grading Method	Presentation, Contributions to class discussion, critical essays
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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