Curriculum Development of Climate Change Education through Collaboration between UNESCO Associated Schools and Centers of Excellence on ESD in Asia

2020 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 18K18650
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Research (Exploratory)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Review Section: Medium-sized Section 9:Education and related fields
• Research Institution: Okayama University
• Principal Investigator: Fujii Hiroki 岡山大学, 教育学研究科, 教授 (30274038)
• Project Period (FY): 2018-06-29 – 2021-03-31
• Keywords: ESD / 気候変動教育 / 教育課程 / ユネスコスクール / アジア

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The objective of this study was to develop a curriculum model of climate change education (CCE) in elementary and junior high schools in collaboration with UNESCO Associated Schools and centers of excellence on ESD in seven Asian countries (China, Indonesia, Japan, Laos, Mongolia, Myanmar, and South Korea). During the research period, we developed and implemented CCE units and lessons in schools, and analyzed students' development of competencies related to climate change in the cognitive, social-emotional, and behavioral domains. As a results, we identified the requirements for incorporating CCE into elementary and junior high school curricula in Asia. Furthermore, we examined measures to disseminate the research results to schools including UNESCO Associated Schools.

Free Research Field

理科教育、ESD

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

本研究の意義は、第１に、アジアの小・中学校において気候変動教育を教育課程に取り入れるための要件を明らかにしたことである。第２に、この要件の明確化のために、ESDの国際展開を先導してきた日本がリーダーシップを発揮し、アジア諸国との共同研究を進めたことである。そして第３に、研究を通して、アジア諸国のユネスコスクールとESDの拠点大学が連携したことによって、アジアのユネスコスクールをはじめとする小・中学校に気候変動教育を普及させるための方策が定まったことである。