2006 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary
Curriculum Development for moral education in Technology age
| Project/Area Number |
17530680
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Education on school subjects and activities
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| Research Institution | National Institute for Educational Policy Research |
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Principal Investigator |
NISHINO Mayumi National Institute for Educational Policy Research, Curriculum Research Center, Dept.for Curriculum Research, Senior Researcher, 教育課程研究センター基礎研究部, 総括研究官 (40218178)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
HATOGA Taro National Institute for Educational Policy Research, Curriculum Research Center, Dept.for Curriculum Research, Senior Researcher, 教育課程研究センター基礎研究部, 総括研究官 (10280512)
SARUTA Yuuji National Institute for Educational Policy Research, Curriculum Research Center, Dept.for Curriculum Research, Senior Researcher, 教育課程研究センター基礎研究部, 総括研究官 (70178820)
SENUMA Hanako National Institute for Educational Policy Research, Curriculum Research Center, Dept.for Curriculum Research, Senior Researcher, 教育課程研究センター基礎研究部, 総括研究官 (30165732)
YOSHIOKA Ryoei National Institute for Educational Policy Research, Educational Resources Research Center, Senior Researcher, 教育研究情報センター, 総括研究官 (40200951)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2005 – 2006
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| Keywords | Moral Education / Science Education / Curriculum Development |
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| Research Abstract |
The purpose of this research is to show the tasks and problems of moral education in the scientific and information age. For this, this projects deals with the following themes.
i)To overview the educational policies related to coping with the scientific society and technology age.
ii)To analyze the historical dimension of science, with particular attention on the fact-value dichotomy and its criticism. The project examines debates over the nature of scientific rationality, scientific realism and the prospects for a theory of confirmation. This analysis sheds light on the "Scientific point of View" in ordinary life and how it relates to morality.
iii)To relate science education and moral education by not only clarifying the role of values in science but also emphasizing the role of science in moral education. Especially, the project pays attention to how virtues and vices of individual scientists can be affected by their discipline.
iv)To realize the relationship between technologies and communication, by examining both relatively positive and negative writings on the technology oriented society, and to assert the meaning and significance of communication among society including scientists. This project accomplishes the task based on the "risk communication" approach and Habermas's work on the theory of Communication.
v)Finally, this project notes future tasks for the curriculum development in moral education nurturing scientific literacy.
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