Hiroshima University Syllabus

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Academic Year 2025Year School/Graduate School Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (Master's Course) Division of Educational Sciences International Education Development Program
Lecture Code WNEA0021 Subject Classification Specialized Education
Subject Name Special Study(April 2025 Master's Students)
Subject Name
(Katakana)
トクベツケンキュウ
Subject Name in
English
Special Study(April 2025 Master's Students)
Instructor SAKATA NOZOMI
Instructor
(Katakana)
サカタ ノゾミ
Campus Higashi-Hiroshima Semester/Term 1st-Year,  First Semester,  Year
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Lesson Style Seminar Lesson Style
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Face-to-face, Online (simultaneous interactive)
The seminar will use the mixture of face-to-face and simultaneous online modes.  
Credits 4.0 Class Hours/Week   Language of Instruction E : English
Course Level 6 : Graduate Advanced
Course Area(Area) 24 : Social Sciences
Course Area(Discipline) 07 : Education
Eligible Students
Keywords Comparative Education, International Development and Education, Pedagogy, Low- and Middle Income Countries 
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Class Objectives
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This seminar aims to equip students with skills for conducting their dissertation research. Each lesson will have presentations from students, followed by questions and feedback by other colleagues.  
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Text/Reference
Books,etc.
Jules, T. D., Shields, R., & Thomas, M. A. M. (eds). (2021). The Bloomsbury Handbook of Theory in Comparative and International Education. Bloomsbury.
McCowan, T., & Unterhalter, E. (eds). (2015). Education and International Development: An Introduction. Bloomsbury.
Phillips, D., & Schweisfurth, M. (eds). (2014). Comparative and International Education: An Introduction to Theory, Method, and Practice (2nd edition). Bloomsbury.
Thomas, A. M. M., jules, T. D., Schweisfurth, M., & Shields, R. (eds). (2025). The Bloomsbury Handbook of Method in Comparative and International Education. Bloomsbury.  
PC or AV used in
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Text, Zoom
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Learning techniques to be incorporated Discussions, Paired Reading
Suggestions on
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Review
All students will be asked to read appropriate materials for their own research, independently carry out their research, and share their progress with others.   
Requirements  
Grading Method Proactive participation in discussion, progress made in own research  
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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