@article{oai:nagasaki-u.repo.nii.ac.jp:00010040,
 author = {劉, 卿美 and 川越, 明日香 and 橋本, 健夫 and 豊田, 唯},
 journal = {長崎大学 大学教育機能開発センター紀要, Reports of the Faculty of Engineering, Nagasaki University},
 month = {Mar},
 note = {Many countries are turning into “knowledge-based society”, which new knowledge and
skills, such as IT and advanced science; provide a platform for the country's economic and
other social activities. Globalization is one of keywords, and personnel and physical
exchange will be encouraged in such society. Curriculum from elementary school to high
school in Japan integrates international understanding class as key stone of school
education to foster personnel who are responsible in such society. Although the history of
international understanding education in Japan is not long yet, schools across the country
have started the class.
This research investigated international understanding education in school curriculum
and found out the following tasks.
1) The subject teachers need to have much experience of international exchange.
2) The class needs to emphasize not only to appreciate other cultures, but also to promote
own culture.
3) It is necessary to consider the international exchange with cooperation of the whole
community.
Universities play important role in fostering teachers and leaders in a society to push ahead
international understanding by improving the tasks. From the point of view, this paper
examined two programs which are implemented in Nagasaki University. One of two is
I-STEP, and the other is an exchange program in the Elementary School Attached to
Nagasaki University, Faculty Education. The result suggested that these projects contribute
to improve the tasks 1) and 2) mentioned above. Furthermore, it was suggested that
exchange program in the university needs to expand to improve the 3)., 長崎大学 大学教育機能開発センター紀要, 3, pp.57-66; 2012},
 pages = {57--66},
 title = {国際理解教育と大学の役割},
 volume = {3},
 year = {2012}
}