Children and Environment in Japanese classical literature: Clinical research to compile "Stories of children who overcome hardships" as teaching material

2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 24531225
• 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: Prefectural University of Kumamoto (2013-2014); Ube National College of Technology (2012)
• Principal Investigator: NAKAI Kenichi 熊本県立大学, 文学部, 准教授 (90580960)
• Project Period (FY): 2012-04-01 – 2015-03-31
• Keywords: 日本古典文学 / 国語科教育学 / 教材開発 / 多読 / サイドリーダー / 学校現場へのフィードバック

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The purpose of this study is to compile reading materials for high school students consisting of stories that help students to identify with the characters and provide them with future positive models in order to create a better-equipped educational setting for extensive reading, based on the present recognition that one of the reasons for decreasing interest in classical literature is shortage of reading materials which facilitate learners to read extensively.
In this study I attempt to produce educational materials using “Stories of children who overcome hardships” which encourage learners to think about their relationships to various environments. The effectiveness in teaching with the stories chosen has been verified clinically.

Free Research Field

日本古典文学