2021 Fiscal Year Research-status Report
ssessing innovation in academic and linguistic skills in secondary education with a focus on IB-inspired curricula
| Project/Area Number |
19K00928
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| Research Institution | Ritsumeikan University |
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Principal Investigator |
D・G Coulson 立命館大学, 言語教育情報研究科, 教授 (50341988)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
デービス マイケル 立命館大学, 文学部, 教授 (50613197)
Datta Shammi 岡山理科大学, 教育学部, 教授 (20795984)
井藤 眞由美 関西学院大学, 教職教育研究センター, 教授 (20908024)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2019-04-01 – 2023-03-31
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| Keywords | Baccalaureate / Regular education / Teacher identity / Professional Development / Combined Curricula / Interviews |
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| Outline of Annual Research Achievements |
Due to the pandemic, this was impossible to conduct Asia Pacific research. So we focused on development in Japan. The ministry is trying to raise the number of schools offering Baccalaureate programs in regular state schools. To research this, we recruited an expert Prof. Mayumi Ito, who used to be the principal of Senri international School. Thanks to her contacts, we gained access to Torahime High School in Shiga Prefecture. We conducted interviews with teachers going through the process of adding the credentials to become IB teachers. The insights developed into a specific research plan for 2022. We are undertaking interviews with teachers in schools in Japan which are making the transition towards IB status, directives, while maintaining the regular curriculum.
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| Current Status of Research Progress |
Current Status of Research Progress
3: Progress in research has been slightly delayed.
Reason
Asia Pacific countries were the focus of our book published at the beginning of 2021 but due to the pandemic, further investigation was impossible. Instead, we focused on the case of IB development in Japanese state schools. Even travel within Japan, and especially gaining access to schools and teachers has, of course, proven quite difficult. This was especially the case of the beginning of the 2021 academic year. Nevertheless, the achievement of having published our book at the beginning of last year resulted in acknowledgement of its contribution and gained us a lot attention from experts in the field. In particular, the recruitment of Professor Ito, mentioned above, has allowed us to create an updated research concept for the remainder of this Kaken project.
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| Strategy for Future Research Activity |
We planned to research IB in Asia Pacific countries. Due to the pandemic, this was impossible. So we focused on IB development in Japan. MEXT is trying to raise the number of schools offering MYP and DYP programs in regular state schools. To research this, we recruited an expert in IB, Prof. Mayumi Ito, who used to be the principal of Senri international School. Thanks to her contacts, we gained access to Torihime High School in Shiga Prefecture. We conducted interviews with teachers going through the process of adding the credentials to become IB teachers. The insights developed into a specific research plan for 2022. We are undertaking interviews with teachers in schools in Japan which are making the transition towards IB status, directives, while maintaining the regular curriculum.
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| Causes of Carryover |
The amount of budget this year was intended for travel to research location in order to conduct qualitative interviews. Due to the pandemic, this was not possible. Those research activities will rather be conducted in the coming one year.
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