2020 Faculty Courses School of Environment and Society Department of Social and Human Sciences Graduate major in Social and Human Sciences
Research on Teaching
- Academic unit or major
- Graduate major in Social and Human Sciences
- Instructor(s)
- Yuta Suzuki
- Class Format
- Lecture (Zoom)
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - 9-10 Wed (Zoom)
- Class
- -
- Course Code
- SHS.D447
- Number of credits
- 100
- Course offered
- 2020
- Offered quarter
- 4Q
- Syllabus updated
- Jul 10, 2025
- Language
- Japanese
Syllabus
Course overview and goals
Covers the basic concepts and theories of educational research on policy and practice.
The aim is to construct your base for professional teacher.
Course description and aims
Students will achieve basic understanding of educational research on policy and practice.
Keywords
Educational Practice, Education Policy
Competencies
- Specialist skills
- Intercultural skills
- Communication skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Practical and/or problem-solving skills
Class flow
Basically the course goes in lecture-style and group-work learning.
Course schedule/Objectives
| Course schedule | Objectives | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Context of teaching | Can explain basic concepts and theories on context of teaching. |
| Class 2 | Educational practice | Can explain basic concepts and theories on educational practice. |
| Class 3 | Education policy | Can explain basic concepts and theories on education policy. |
| Class 4 | Context of schooling | Can explain basic concepts and theories on context of schooling. |
| Class 5 | School excellence | Can explain basic concepts and theories on school excellence. |
| Class 6 | Reforming of teaching | Can explain basic concepts and theories on reforming of teaching. |
| Class 7 | Reforming of schooling | Can explain basic concepts and theories on reforming of teaching. |
| Class 8 | Listening to the Fields and Learning form the Field | Can explain core inquiry stance to schooling and teaching. |
Study advice (preparation and review)
To enhance effective learning, students are encouraged to spend approximately 100 minutes preparing for class and another 100 minutes reviewing class content afterwards (including assignments) for each class.
They should do so by referring to textbooks and other course material.
Textbook(s)
Handouts are distributed during lectures.
ISBN 978-4902163353, 978-4902163063
Reference books, course materials, etc.
ISBN 978-4326251230
Evaluation methods and criteria
Group work and mini report: 50%, Final Report and presentation: 50%.
Related courses
- LAT.A101 ： Introduction to the Teaching Profession A
- LAT.A102 ： Introduction to the Teaching Profession B
- LAT.A103 ： Educational Foundations A
- LAT.A107 ： Educational System
- LAT.A409 ： Educational Research on Schooling and Teaching
- LAT.A411 ： Educational Research on Schooling
- LAT.A412 ： Case Study on Teaching
- LAT.A413 ： Case Study on Schooling
- LAT.M303 ： Exercise of Practical Research on Mathematics Education I
- LAT.S303 ： Exercise of Practical Research on Science Education I
Prerequisites
None