2021 Fiscal Year Research-status Report
Religious education for intercultural understanding: Exploring class models for fostering self-awareness and engaging with difference
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20K14003
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| Research Institution | Hiroshima University |
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Principal Investigator |
デラコルダ川島 ティンカ 広島大学, 人間社会科学研究科(教), 講師 (30825873)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2020-04-01 – 2023-03-31
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| Keywords | Intercultural education / Religious awareness / Difference / Class models / Material development / Pre-service teachers / Teacher training |
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| Outline of Annual Research Achievements |
The research aims at providing a practical pedagogy for pre-service teachers to achieve equality of education in culturally and linguistically diverse schools in Japan. As a concrete outcome, teaching material has been developed for direct use in teacher training. This teaching material is based on a specific learning approach developed by an international educational network called Communities Engaging with Difference and Religion - CEDAR. The researcher has participated in CEDAR programs on several occasions. Throughout AY2021, I tested several CEDAR activities in the university teacher training courses. The results were analyzed and compared to previously tested activities on religious self-awareness for acknowledging differences. In collaboration with CEDAR's director and colleagues at Hiroshima University, we have adjusted the activities to the Japanese social context. In addition, it was examined how interacting with Japanese society's differences relates to local perceptions of belonging and community (Delakorda Kawashima 2022).
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| Current Status of Research Progress |
Current Status of Research Progress
3: Progress in research has been slightly delayed.
Reason
During the AY2001, most courses in higher education continued online due to the Coronavirus. In the primary and secondary education, the access to conducting face-to-face class activities was limited. Therefore, less data from testing the activities designed for different educational levels was obtained than expected.
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| Strategy for Future Research Activity |
To achieve the aims of this research, I will conduct workshops to identify the primary learning outcomes of the activities and analyze them. Based on the results, and in collaboration with the international CEDAR fellows and other colleagues at Hiroshima University, we plan to compile an open-access workbook with efficient, practical pedagogy and facilitate its introduction to Japanese public schools.
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| Causes of Carryover |
Due to Coronavirus restrictions, the activities based data was not sufficiently obtainable. The outline for the remaining fund usage in AY2022: Apr-May 2022: Adjusting CEDAR activities for a Japanese social and educational context; Jun 2022: Workshop for university students (testing the activities in collaboration with invited researchers) ; Aug 2022: Participation in 2-week CEDAR school (consultations with international researchers on practical educational approaches to intercultural communication and peace-building; Nov 2022-Feb 2023 Compilation of workbook and related materials
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