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- Instructor(s)
- Nishida Ryosuke
- Class Format
- Lecture
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- Day/Period(Room No.)
- Tue7-8(S518) Fri7-8(S518)
- Group
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- Course number
- LAH.S308
- Credits
- 2
- Academic year
- 2019
- Offered quarter
- 1Q
- Syllabus updated
- 2019/3/18
- Lecture notes updated
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- Language used
- Japanese
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Course description and aims
This class focus on the democracy in Japan society, its enlightenment and educational process, and those advantage and disadvantage point.
The purpose of this class is the combination the knowledge of the era facing the danger of democracy, and the current Japan society. We try to discuss how to develop and improve the democracy in Japan society.
Student learning outcomes
Students will be able to:
1.) explain a citizenship education in recent Japan society.
2.) understand and explain advantages and disadvantages of the public citizenship education textbook for high school students.
3.) discuss "democracy", the public citizenship education textbook was used 1950's for high school student in Japan
Keywords
democracy enligenment in modern Japan society , citizenship education
Competencies that will be developed
| ✔ Specialist skills | Intercultural skills | ✔ Communication skills | ✔ Critical thinking skills | ✔ Practical and/or problem-solving skills |
Class flow
This course consists of lectures combined with discussions in small groups, presentations, and the like. Some student have to write the resume, report the content of the textbook. Lecturer will complement additionally in the discussion to understand further. Students must prepare the class.
Should the number of applicants for this course exceed the limit, a lottery system will be used to determine which students are admitted. Be sure to attend the first class.
Course schedule/Required learning
| Course schedule | Required learning | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Introduction | Quiz- why are you interested in citizenship education ? |
| Class 2 | what is democracy? -1 | Quiz |
| Class 3 | what is democracy? -2 | Quiz |
| Class 4 | politics and election system of Japan society. -1 | Quiz |
| Class 5 | politics and election system of Japan society. -2 | Quiz |
| Class 6 | what is citizenship education ? -1 | Quiz |
| Class 7 | what is citizenship education ? -2 | Quiz |
| Class 8 | Presentation. | Quiz |
| Class 9 | Presentation. | Quiz |
| Class 10 | Presentation. | Quiz |
| Class 11 | Presentation. | Quiz |
| Class 12 | Presentation. | Quiz |
| Class 13 | Presentation. | Quiz |
| Class 14 | Presentation. | Quiz |
| Class 15 | overview the class. | pursuant to final report. |
Textbook(s)
文部省・総務省，2015，「私たちが拓く日本の未来 有権者として求められる力を身に付けるために」（http://www.soumu.go.jp/main_content/000378558.pdf）．
西田亮介編，2016，『民主主義』幻冬舎．
Reference books, course materials, etc.
径書房編，1995，『民主主義――文部省著作教科書』径書房.
高見勝利編，2013，『あたらしい憲法のはなし 他二篇』岩波書店．
西田亮介，2018，『なぜ政治はわかりにくいのか 社会と民主主義をとらえなおす』春秋社．
Assessment criteria and methods
mid report: 30%
final report: 40%
Quiz: 10%
Commitment: 20%
Related courses
- LAH.S107 ： Sociology A
- LAH.S207 ： Sociology B
- LAH.S404 ： Essence of Humanities and Social Sciences4
- LAH.S252 ： Seminar on Social Sciences(Sociology of media and governance )1
Prerequisites (i.e., required knowledge, skills, courses, etc.)
the attitude of learning and thinking the relation society and democracy
Contact information (e-mail and phone) Notice : Please replace from "[at]" to "@"(half-width character).
ryosukenishida[at]gmail.com
Office hours
12:10-13:10, every Friday. required pre-contact.
Other
Should the number of applicants for this course exceed the limit, a lottery system will be used to determine which students are admitted. Be sure to attend the first class.
