International Collaborative Development of an Intercultural Curriculum for Art Education to Develop Global Citizens

2023 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 19K02707
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Review Section: Basic Section 09040:Education on school subjects and primary/secondary education-related
• Research Institution: Hiroshima University
• Principal Investigator: Nakamura Kazuyo 広島大学, 人間社会科学研究科(教), 教授 (20363004)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): 井上 弥 広島大学, 人間社会科学研究科(教), 名誉教授 (10201336)
• Project Period (FY): 2019-04-01 – 2024-03-31
• Keywords: 地球市民 / 図画工作・美術科 / 異文化間コミュニケーション / 国際協働 / アクション・リサーチ / 学習指導 / カリキュラム

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study asks the academic question, "What kind of curriculum and learning instruction that takes advantage of the characteristics of arts is effective in fostering the global mindset required in global citizenship education?” The basic qualities and abilities nurtured through intercultural learning utilizing the characteristics of arts and crafts and art studies are found in intercultural communication based on sensitivity and empathy for different cultural value systems, and the principles of intercultural learning through arts and crafts and art studies are clarified, and the effectiveness of intercultural learning developed through international collaboration with 16 elementary, junior high, and senior high schools in Japan, the U.S., and Australia is examined through action research.

Free Research Field

図画工作・美術科教育

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

グローバル化が進展する今日において、地球市民を育成する図画工作・美術科のカリキュラム・学習指導の開発が国内外で求められている。異文化価値システムに対する感受性や感情移入力を養う芸術の特性を生かした図画工作・美術科の異文化間学習の原理が明らかになれば、地球市民教育の質的向上に資することができる。