Development of museum education programs using natural resources and endemic cultural assets for training educators and facilitators

2017 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 15K01150
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Cultural assets study and museology
• Research Institution: Kitasato University
• Principal Investigator: Asahida Takashi 北里大学, 海洋生命科学部, 教授 (00296427)
• Research Collaborator: MASUDA Ayano 北海道大学, 大学院・理学院 ; KUMAGAI Masaru 陸前高田市立博物館, 副主幹兼主任学芸員 ; HONDA Fumito 陸前高田市立博物館, 館長 ; ASAKAWA Takanori 陸前高田市立博物館, 学芸員 ; SHIRATO Yutaka 大船渡市立博物館, 主任学芸員 ; KOMATSU Shinya 大船渡市立博物館, 館長 ; CHIDA Masayo 大船渡市立越喜来小学校, 教諭 ; KATAYOSE Go 北里大学, 大学院・海洋生命科学研究科
• Project Period (FY): 2015-04-01 – 2018-03-31
• Keywords: 博物館教育 / 指導者支援 / 指導者養成 / 被災地固有文化財 / 自然環境 / 東日本大震災 / 学校教育 / 生涯学習

Outline of Final Research Achievements

On 11th March 2011, museums in the Tohoku region were affected by the Great East Japan Earthquake. Especially, two museums in Rikuzentakata, Iwate were destroyed by the great Tsunami. To restore the function of museum education, we developed education programs using natural resources and endemic cultural assets for training educators and facilitators. Also, these education programs can assist school teachers in teaching any subject to any grade level. Through hands-on practice, educators gain the experience and confidence needed to work with their students. We published a guide book of river investigation activities for school teacher and a handout as a material. We also distributed the book and handout to each teacher of elementary and middle schools in Rikuzentakata, Ofunato, Sumita and Kamaishi.

Free Research Field

水圏生態学