Graduate-Level Course Outline & Syllabus
Japan Fulbright Memorial Fund (JFMF)
2008 Teacher Program

Seattle Pacific University
Professional Development Program
Japanese Education and Culture
Course Outline for Summer and Fall 2008

Course Number: EDCA 5708
 Six Credits (qtr hrs) @ $50 Per Credit Hour

 
Instructors of Record:

David H. Satterwhite, Ph.D.
Executive Director
Japan-U.S. Educational Commission
(Fulbright Japan
Japan Fulbright Memorial Fund
Sanno Grand Building 416
2-14-2 Nagata-cho, Chiyoda-Ku
Tokyo 100-0014, Japan
Telephone Number:
FAX Number:
E-Mail Address:		 011-81-3-3580-3240
011-81-3-3580-0488
 dsatterwhite@fulbright.jp
Robert Radford, Ph.D.
Director of the Secretariat
Friends of the Memorial Fund
2131 Fourth Avenue West
Seattle, WA 98119
Telephone Number:
FAX Number:
E-Mail Address:
 206-282-8730
206-352-3970
 radfordr@att.net
Course Title:

Japanese Education and Culture
Course Dates for June Group:

Due Date for 2-week Report:
Course # EDCA 5708; 60699

June 8 – July 10, 2008

July 10, 2008

 

Course Dates for October Group:

Due Date for 2-week Report:
Course # EDCA 5708; 6930

October 12 – November 13, 2008

November 13, 2008

 
Prerequisites:
 Acceptance in the JFMF Teacher Program
Number of Credits:
 Six Quarter Hours (to convert quarter credits to semester credits, divide by 1.5)
Course Description: Note:  This graduate-level course does not require any more effort than is needed for satisfaction of the JFMF program requirements.  It is designed to encompass all of the JFMF experiences while in Japan.   The course exposes educators to Japanese culture and education through workshops, lectures, panel discussions, readings, etc

This course and the JFMF experience, includes:  11 hours of formal lectures; 10 hours of group sessions; 56 hours of on-site visits to Japanese schools, business and cultural sites; 26 hours of homestay and 72 hours of independent study and cultural exploration.

Course Objectives: To immerse U.S. educators in Japanese education and culture.  To enable U.S. educators to experience new educational methodologies, technologies, processes, and procedures that enhance instruction.  To offers U.S. educators opportunities to integrate international perspectives and methodologies into instruction.  To inspire U.S. educators to incorporate actual experiences from the fellowship into the classroom and school community.
This course  (EDCA 5708) offers each student an opportunity to gain 6 graduate credits (qtr hrs).

Expectations:  

Upon completing this six-hour graduate-level course, educators will be able to:  (1) demonstrate in their two-week follow-on proposal how the JFMF experience will transform their perspectives about Japan, that may also result in changes in curriculum and changes in school community perspectives; (2) exhibit, through their proposal, how technology will enhance instruction; and (3) identify strategies for disseminating best practices, if any. 

It is expected that participants will develop a greater understanding of education and life in contemporary Japan, resulting in improved Japan/U.S. relations, and thus, make a significant contribution to the field of education in the U.S. 

Participants will report in their two-week plan, understandings of the following competencies: 

1.       Change, if any, in the classroom, the school community and the greater community e.g., effectiveness in involving public officials, Japanese consulates, Japan Society, Japan-America Societies, legislative representatives about JFMF experiences and educational issues; 

2.       Enhanced utilization of technology in instruction; and Identification and dissemination of best practices -- Assembling best practices and lessons learned for replication, adoption/adaptation  -- publishing curricula materials on the Friends Website, www.friends-fmf.com, other Websites, hard copy, professional journals, presentations at conferences, lecturing, etc.

 

Requirements for Six Graduate-Level University Credits

Educators enrolled for six credits must:
  1. Meet the attendance requirements of the JFMF Program while in Japan; and 
  2. Address all of the aforementioned competencies and how they will be employed during the coming academic year. 

Evaluation of the Two-Week Follow-on Plan Proposal:

The proposal will be evaluated for grading purposes.  The instructor must receive the follow-on plan proposal for this course within two weeks from the date of return to the United States. One copy of the proposal should be mailed to Robert Radford, c/o Friends of the Memorial Fund, 2131 Fourth Avenue West, Seattle, WA 98119, or by email to radfordr@att.net.  

Evaluation Standards: 

1.       The two-week plan addresses the classroom/community competency. [1 or 2 or 3] [1]

2.       The two-week plan addresses the technology utilization competency. [1 or 2 or 3]

3.       The two-week plan addresses replication of best practices competency. [1 or 2 or 3]

 Reports will be evaluated, using the following scale:

 1=Excellent      2=Proficient      3=Adequate      4 =Emergent


[1] An overall score of one indicates that the educator exceeded the standard. “A”

  An overall score of two indicates that the educator met the standard. “B”

  An overall score of three indicates that the educator did not address the standard. “C”

 

Sample Reporting Format 

NOTE:      The following sample format may be used to present the 2-week follow-on report.

 It is recommended that the follow-on plan be limited to a maximum of four pages, using the format shown below.  If the educator would like to share outcomes and products with a larger audience, then these products may be posted on the Friends Website at www.friends-fmf.com. 

Name:  Jill Doe

 

June 2001; JFMF ID# 2001060000

A.  Classroom:   Objectives and Expected Focus - Students will learn about modern Japan and explore the people, culture, and educational system of Japan using technology, experiential activities, and other resources.

 

Activities

Time Frame

Completed

Resources

1.        A curriculum, on modern Japan was created that focused on the people, culture, and educational system.

Sep 2001

Yes

  • Wakako Fujita – assistance with writing the Kanji, Hiragana, and Katakana words.

 

   

B.  School:   Objectives and Expected Focus - Throughout the school, students will learn about modern Japan and explore the people, culture, and educational system of Japan using technology, experiential activities, and other resources.

 

Activities

Time Frame

Completed

Resources

2.        Donation of a bound copy of my unit on Modern Japan to the school  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

June 2002

Yes

  • School photocopier and computer printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  .

 

 

 

 

  

C.  Community:  Objectives and Expected Focus  - To inform and share experiences with the community in an effort to educate and interest others in learning  . . . . . . . . . . .

 

Activities

Time Frame

Completed

Resources

3.        Serve as a contact person for JFMF and the Friends of the Memorial Fund.  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

On-going

On-going

Through outreach efforts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Instructor

            See attached resume 

Methods of Instruction for the course 

Instruction will include briefings with instructors, orientations, lectures, seminars, panel discussions, field trips, internet connections, web, TV, hands – on activities, home stays with Japanese families, and formal meetings in Japan with officials at the highest levels of education and government.

Content/Topics and Outline for the Course  - The following is a typical agenda for the JFMF study:

Day 1                Program overview and cross-cultural orientation (group discussion and formal lectures)

Day 2/3             Travel from U.S. to Japan 

Day 4                Cultural exploration in Tokyo 

Day 5                Japanese Theatre performance and lecture (Kyogen) (1.5 hrs)

Overview of the Japanese government and economy (formal lectures and panel discussion) 

Day 6               Seminars on special education, mathematics, educational history and peace education
City orientations
Japanese theatre performance and lecture (Kabuki) (1.5 hrs) 

Day 7/8             Independent cultural explorations (museums, temples, shrines, theatres, shops, etc.)

Day 9                Travel to host cities
Teacher’s college visit (Discussion with faculty and educators) 

Day 10              Visit with mayor and superintendent (gain an overview of city and its educational system) 

Day 11              Elementary school visit (class observations, participation, discussion with teachers and educators, and parents) 

Day 12              Middle school visit (class observations, participation, discussion with teachers, educators, and parents) 

Day 13              High school visit (class observations, participation, discussion with teachers, educators, and parents) 

Day 14              Local industry visit 

Day 15/16         Homestay 

Day 17              Individual Research Day 

Day 18              Travel to Tokyo 

Day 19              Project resource seminars

Day 20              Debriefing – group discussions and assessments

Day 21              Return to U.S.

Grading Criteria

To receive credit, JFMF staff must verify attendance, and all standards must be addressed in the two-week follow-on plan proposal.  Letter grades will be based on the quality of work submitted. The quality will be assessed and determined by the instructors.Due Dates for Report

Educators, enrolled for credit, must submit one copy of his/her two-week follow-on plan proposal to Robert Radford c/o Friends of the Memorial Fund, 2131 Fourth Ave West, Seattle, WA 98119.  This follow-on plan proposal must be submitted within two weeks after returning to the U.S.


Text or required reading list:

Ministry of Education, Japan's Modern Educational System, "Chapter I: Education During the Late Edo and Early Meiji Periods; Chapter VI:  Educational Reforms During the Wartime Period, and Chapter VII: The Consolidation of the New Educational System."  Go on line to print out the text at:  http://www.mext.go.jp/b_menu/hakusho/html/hpbz198103/index.html

Ministry of Education, Science, Sports and Culture, Monbusho 1999. Government of Japan, Tokyo. 1999

Ministry of Education, Science, Sports and Culture, Education in Japan 2000. A Graphic Presentation, Gyosei, Tokyo. 1999

Bibliography:

Amano, Ikuo, Educational Crises in Japan. William K. Cummings, et.al., eds. Educational Policies in Crisis.

Cummings, William K, Education and Quality in Japan. Princeton University Press. Princeton, 1980.

Duke, Benjamin, The Japanese School: Lessons for Industrial America. Praeger, NY, 1986.

Hess, Robert D., et al., Family Influences on School Readiness and Achievement in Japan and the United States: An Overview of a Longitudinal Study. Harold Stevenson, Hiroshi Azuma, and Kenji Hakuta, eds, Child Development in Education in Japan. W.H. Freman, NY 1986.

Rohlen, Thomas P., Japan’s High Schools. University of California Press, Berkeley, 1983.

Ushiogi, Morikazu, Transition from School to Work: The Japanese Case. William K.Cummings, et al., eds, Educational Policies in Crisis. Praeger, NY, 1986.

White, M., The Japanese Educational Challenge: A Commitment to Children. The Free Press, New York, NY, 1988.

JFMF Teacher Program Faculty Members for 2008 – not including superintendents of Boards of Education at host prefectures, or principals and teachers at host schools 

Koumei Ashigaki
 Shakuhachi Player

Manabu Fukuda
Chief Legal and Compliance Officer,
Secured Capital Japan Co., Ltd.

Wakako Hironaka
Diet Member of the Upper House
 

Hiroya Ichikawa
Professor, Akita International University
 


Hiroshi Kamiyama
Principal,
Tokyo Metropolitan Komei Special School                       

Yukitsugu Kato
Professor Emeritus
Sophia University
 

Don Kenny
Kyogen Performer
 

Tsutomu Kimura
President
National Institution for
Academic Degrees

Yurimi Kobayashi
Principal,
Sakuradai Kindergarten

 Katsuhide Kusahara
Vice President
Takushoku University

Keijiro Matsushima
Peace Education Presenter from Hiroshima

Takahiro Miyao
Professor
International University of Japan



 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 


 

 

 

Eizo Nagasaki
Curriculum Director
Curriculum Research Center
National Institute for
Educational Policy Research


Yuko Naito
Koto Player

Shigeru Narita
Professor,
Hyogo University of Teacher Education

Yutaka Ohki
Principal
Tokyo Metropolitan Minato
Special Education School
 
Mark Oshima
Kabuki Performer
 

Hari Srinivas
Programme Officer
United Nations Environment
Programme
International Environment Technology Centre

Chihiro Tada
Chief Director,
Art Education Institute,
Toy Museum
 

Ichiro Takeda
Acquisition Editor
Sunmark Publishing Inc.
 

Yuji Tsushima
Diet Member of the Lower House
 

Tomoko Yanagi
Teacher
Hiroshima Misuzugaoko High School

 

 

 

ROBERT RADFORD, PhD.

 EXPERIENCE

Robert Radford has spent his professional life improving the lives of families and children, particularly those underrepresented in our society.  His experience in education, management and program development is extensive.

 He served for 16 years as a Chemist in the pulp and paper industry and later as an Industrial Relations manager in that same industry, assisting a major corporation in desegregating its workforce.  Early in his professional career, he served in the Tacoma Public Schools as a teacher.

 For 20 years he held a number of executive positions in the federal government, among which were Director of Presidential Scholars, Director of the Youth Development Bureau, and deputy for Head Start, Washington, DC.  While on executive loan, during his federal tenure, he served as Director of Educational Placement, Washington State University.  At the close of his federal career in 1991, he was director of Migrant Head Start, a national program serving migrant worker families.

 He has served as a consultant, elementary and secondary principal in the Seattle School District since 1996.

EDUCATION

     CFP, Certified Financial Planner, College for Financial Planning
     Ph.D.,Education Administration
     Washington State University, 1979
     Tennessee State University, Nashville, TN 1950
     BA, Natural Science                               

AFFILIATIONS

Elevated Transportation Company (Monorail Commission) Board member 
Group Health Cooperative of Puget Sound Board Member/Trustee
National Institute for Educational Inquiry
The Northwest School Advisory Board member
The Coalition of Alternative Schools Founder
Friends of the Fulbright Memorial Fund Founder
Maternal and Child Health Program, School of Public Health
    University of Washington
Emerald City Rotary Club member

 SPECIAL INTERESTS
 Music Composition, Photography, and Flying

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