A Research of Development and Assessment on Tools for Building and Supporting Professional Capital toward Enhancing the Organizational Educational Capabilities of School

2015 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 25350329
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Educational technology
• Research Institution: Nara University of Education
• Principal Investigator: OYANAGI Wakio 奈良教育大学, 教育学研究科(研究院), 教授 (00225591)
• Project Period (FY): 2013-04-01 – 2016-03-31
• Keywords: 専門職資本 / 専門的能力 / 組織的教育力 / 学校改善 / 管理職の役割 / ミドルリーダー / アセスメント / メンタリング

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The present study aimed to clarify the method of development and support of professional capital that can contribute to enhance the organizational educational capabilities of school.
Therefore, the present study paid attention to middle leaders who played an important role as a professional capital of the school. And we tried to research and develop the system to support middle leader, to develop the training program regarding to professional knowledge and skills for middle leader, and to develop the supporting tools for facilitating self-reflection toward the professional growth.
As results, we could develop a handbook for managers to contribute to the activation of social capital, develop the training tools for middle leaders to hone decision-making capital, and develop a reflection framework for middle leaders and teachers to hone the human capital.

Free Research Field

教育工学、教育方法学、教師教育学