Restoring the museum education system damaged by the Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami using newly developed educational programs based on biological study in disaster-affected region

2015 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 24501270
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: 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: KUMAGAI Masaru 陸前高田市立博物館, 副主幹 ; HONDA Humito 陸前高田市立博物館, 館長 ; SUNADA Hisao 陸前高田市立博物館, 専門研究員 ; SHIRATO Yutaka 大船渡市立博物館, 主任学芸員 ; KIN-NO Ryoichi 大船渡市立博物館, 元館長 ; SATO Etsuro 大船渡市立博物館, 前館長 ; CHIDA Masayo 大船渡市立越喜来小学校, 教諭
• Project Period (FY): 2012-04-01 – 2016-03-31
• Keywords: 博物館教育 / 体験学習プログラム / 東日本大震災 / 自然環境 / 被災地の文化財 / 教育普及活動 / 干潟再生 / 学校教育

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The Great East Japan Earthquake and subsequent Tsunami on March 11th, 2011 caused tremendous damage to facilities, cultural properties and education system of museums. We developed educational programs based on the information from our biological research work in shallow waters of disaster-affected area to restore the function of museum education damaged by the disaster. We also published a guide book carried selected 13 educational programs, and distributed the book to each teacher of elementary and middle school in Rikuzentakata, Ofunato and Kamaishi. It will be establish a cooperative framework between museum, university and school to restore and improve the environment for lifelong learning in disaster-affected region.

Free Research Field

水圏生態学