2013 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

Theoretical Research for Fostering Ability of Negotiative Communication in Social Studies' Lessons and Developmnet, Practice, and Assessment of Negotiation Games for Educational Use

Research Project

Project/Area Number	23531191
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
Allocation Type	Multi-year Fund
Section	一般
Research Field	Education on school subjects and activities
Research Institution	Kobe University
Principal Investigator	YOSHINAGA Jun 神戸大学, 人間発達環境学研究科, 准教授 (50243291)
Project Period (FY)	2011 – 2013
Keywords	社会科教育 / 対立 / 紛争 / 交渉 / ゲーム
Research Abstract	Social studies in Japan would have supposed possibility of resolving social conflicts in view of a poblic principle. But, many social conflicts can be characterized as controversy between different public principles, and for settling such conflicts we need a communication style starting from opposition, that is 'negotiation'. So in our research, we developed educational games in which students can resolve problems through their negotiations. One of games we developed is named 'Independence Day', simulating historical diplomatic negotiation between occupied Japan and US in the beggining of cold war, and we practised it in our university. After play, many students showed surprise at, and interest in the variety of forms of 'post war Japan' in accordance with their various negotiation processes.