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Culturally Relevant Constructionist Design for ESD: Innovation-driven Education for Sustainable Development

Research Project

Project/Area Number 22KF0136
Project/Area Number (Other) 21F21792 (2021-2022)
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for JSPS Fellows

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund (2023)
Single-year Grants (2021-2022)
Section外国
Review Section Basic Section 09080:Science education-related
Research InstitutionTokyo Institute of Technology

Principal Investigator

高田 潤一  東京工業大学, 環境・社会理工学院, 教授 (90222083)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) THANAPORNSANGSUT SAWAROS  東京工業大学, 環境・社会理工学院, 外国人特別研究員
THANAPORNSANGSUTH SAWAROS  東京工業大学, 環境・社会理工学院, 外国人特別研究員
Project Period (FY) 2023-03-08 – 2024-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2023)
Budget Amount *help
¥1,400,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,400,000)
Fiscal Year 2023: ¥600,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000)
Fiscal Year 2022: ¥700,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000)
Fiscal Year 2021: ¥100,000 (Direct Cost: ¥100,000)
KeywordsESD / SDGs / constructionism / innovation / fabrication / higher education / Higher Education / Constructionism / Innovation in Education / Social Innovation
Outline of Research at the Start

本研究では,持続可能な開発を念頭に置いたデザイン授業を通じて,イノベーシヨン主導の学びのエコシステムを実現することを目指している
具体的には,日本およびタイの大学において,学生が身の回りの環境問題・社会問題の解決法のデザインおよびものづくりを通じて社会イノべーションを創発するような教育の方法を実践的に研究する.

Outline of Annual Research Achievements

The project, "Culturally Relevant Constructionist Design for ESD: Innovation-driven Education for Sustainable Development," spanned two years and focused on courses at Tokyo Institute of Technology in 2022 and Chulalongkorn University in 2021. The research aimed to explore how a constructionist learning environment can support ESD by enabling students to design and create innovations addressing environmental and social issues.
Undergraduate and graduate students from Japan and Thailand engaged in these courses, utilizing human-centered design principles such as empathizing, defining, and ideating to understand user needs and generate project ideas. The pedagogy emphasized designing and fabricating solutions for local or global sustainability challenges. Students conducted user experience research and built prototypes, iterating on their designs based on testing feedback.
Data collected from interviews, student projects, and final reports indicated that framing making as a practice connected to students' interests facilitated successful engagement in sustainable development. The project involved 64 participants, with Institutional Review Board approval from both institutions.
The outcomes of this project include five international presentations and one journal paper, currently under second review for the Special Issue of the Entrepreneurship Education Journal under UNESCO. These achievements highlight the project's impact on promoting innovation-driven education for Sustainable Development Goals.

Report

(3 results)
  • 2023 Annual Research Report
  • 2022 Annual Research Report
  • 2021 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (15 results)

All 2023 2022 Other

All Int'l Joint Research (8 results) Presentation (7 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 7 results,  Invited: 1 results)

  • [Int'l Joint Research] Chulalongkorn University(タイ)

    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] Columbia University(米国)

    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] European University Institute(イタリア)

    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] Ceilab Program - Uruguay(ウルグアイ)

    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] University of Haifa Isarel(イスラエル)

    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research]

    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] Chulalongkorn University(タイ)

    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] Chulalongkorn University(タイ)

    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Constructing Sustainability: Integrating Constructionist Learning in Education for Sustainable Development2023

    • Author(s)
      Thanapornsangsuth, S. &Takada, J.
    • Organizer
      Constructionism / FabLearn 2023
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Making around the world: Experiences & lessons learned2023

    • Author(s)
      Blikstein, P., Fuhrmann, T., Thanapornsangsuth, S., Ferracane, M., Talmon, F., Zhang, X., & Segev, Y.
    • Organizer
      Constructionism / FabLearn 2023
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] Using Human-centered Design for Local Sustainable Development Challenges2023

    • Author(s)
      Thanapornsangsuth, S. & Park, J.
    • Organizer
      American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting (AERA)
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Constructionist Design for Sustainable Development in Higher Education2023

    • Author(s)
      Thanapornsangsuth, S
    • Organizer
      Comparative and International Education Society 2023 (CIES)
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Using Human-centered Design for Local Sustainable Development Challenges2023

    • Author(s)
      Thanapornsangsuth, S. & Park, J.
    • Organizer
      2023 American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting (AERA). Chicago, IL
    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Constructionist Design for Sustainable Development in Higher Education2023

    • Author(s)
      Thanapornsangsuth, S.
    • Organizer
      Proceedings of Comparative and International Education Society 2023 (CIES). Washington DC
    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Constructionist Design for Sustainable Development2022

    • Author(s)
      Thanapornsangsuth, S.
    • Organizer
      Proceedings of the 16th International Conference of the Learning Sciences (ICLS). Hiroshima, Japan
    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research

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Published: 2022-02-08   Modified: 2024-12-25  

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