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Cultural Literacy and Teacher Training in Thailand and Japan

Research Project

Project/Area Number 22K02270
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Section一般
Review Section Basic Section 09010:Education-related
Research InstitutionKindai University

Principal Investigator

デラ リチャード  近畿大学, 総合社会学部, 准教授 (90721423)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) FERGUSON Peter  近畿大学, 経済学部, 准教授 (20783947)
Shinall Jeremy  関西外国語大学, 外国語学部, 准教授 (60593100)
Project Period (FY) 2022-04-01 – 2025-03-31
Project Status Granted (Fiscal Year 2023)
Budget Amount *help
¥3,380,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥780,000)
Fiscal Year 2024: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000)
Fiscal Year 2023: ¥1,560,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥360,000)
Fiscal Year 2022: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000)
Keywordscultural literacy / communication / education / Thailand / Japan / teacher licensing / licensing / high school
Outline of Research at the Start

This research will investigate the role of the required Thai cultural literacy training course for foreigners to receive their teacher certification as viewed by administrators, teachers, and other stake holders and then develop cultural literacy training which could benefit teachers in Japan.

Outline of Annual Research Achievements

We completed interviews with teachers and administrators both in Japan and Thailand.The data has been analyzed and presented internationally at conferences in Malta and Thailand.Results have indicated that teachers with expectations of cultural differences adjust to school settings easier than those who considered Japan or Thailand to be culturally close to their home country. Other results seem to indicate that certain nationalities tend to marry with Japanese or Thai after spending time teaching in those countries while other nationalities tend to marry with people from their home country which inhibits their adjustment. Thai cultural training seems to have little effect on adjustment.

Current Status of Research Progress
Current Status of Research Progress

2: Research has progressed on the whole more than it was originally planned.

Reason

Interviews both within Japan and Thailand has progressed smoothly and most of our data analysis has focused on this qualitative data. We had intended to include quantitative data in the form of a survey and while we have collected some data data collection in Thailand has been slow. Since the primary data is interview data this is not a significant problem.

Strategy for Future Research Activity

We plan a final round of follow-up interviews in July of 2024 to confirm results and member check these with participants. We will also make an effort to collect more quantitative data but this is only a secondary concern. We plan to present the findings at two additional conferences this year and are preparing to publish the results.

Report

(2 results)
  • 2023 Research-status Report
  • 2022 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (4 results)

All 2024 2023

All Presentation (4 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 2 results)

  • [Presentation] Cultural Literacy, Intercultural Communication and Teachers in Thailand and Japan: Positionality.2024

    • Author(s)
      Derrah, R., Shinall, J.S., Clark, P., & Ferguson, P.
    • Organizer
      Southeast Asian Conference on Education
    • Related Report
      2023 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Outsiders within the Classroom: Cultural Literacy and Intercultural Communication in Thai and Japanese Schools2023

    • Author(s)
      Derrah, R., Ferguson, P., & Scott Shinall, J. S
    • Organizer
      Engaging the Contemporary 202
    • Related Report
      2023 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Language Education and Cultural Literacy in Asia2023

    • Author(s)
      Derrah, R.
    • Organizer
      7thInternational Conference on Knowledge and Education Technology
    • Related Report
      2023 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Language Education and Cultural Literacy in Asia2023

    • Author(s)
      Richard Derrah
    • Organizer
      7th International Conference on Knowledge and Education
    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report

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Published: 2022-04-19   Modified: 2024-12-25  

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