OUTLINE OF H OKKAIDO U NIVERSITY O F E DUCATION Hokkaido University of Education International Center 1-3, Ainosato 5-3 , Kita-ku, Sapporo 002-8501 JAPAN E-mail:[email protected] Tel ：+81-(0)11-778-0674 Fax：+81-(0)11-778-0675 URL: http://www.hokkyodai.ac.jp March 31, 2020 Contents Introduction Outline of Hokkaido University of Education Introduction ･･･････････････････････････････････････････････････････････････････････････ 02 Hokkaido University of Education is Japan’s largest national teacher training college. The university’s headquarters are located in Sapporo, Hokkaido and there are campuses in the five major cities of Hokkaido; Faculty of Education ･････････････････････････････････････････････････････････････････ 03 Sapporo, Asahikawa, Kushiro, Hakodate, and Iwamizawa. Sapporo Campus, Asahikawa Campus, Kushiro Campus, Since its establishment in 1949 over 70 years ago, the University has been a hub for promoting academic Hakodate Campus, Iwamizawa Campus and cultural creativity. By offering beneficial information to regional society and providing extensive fields of learning, the University has large numbers of educators and other human resources to society. Graduate School of Education ････････････････････････････････････････････････････････ 10 Professional Degree Course, Master’s Course Organization Chart ･････････････････････････････････････････････････････････････････････ 11 Data ･････････････････････････････････････････････････････････････････････････････････････ 13 Students Numbers Full-Time Staff Numbers Careers after Graduation from Faculty of Education International Exchange ･･･････････････････････････････････････････････････････････････ 15 International Exchange Partner Institutions Asahikawa International Students Numbers Iwamizawa Faculty Members Sent Abroad Kushiro Sapporo Foreign Researchers Accepted at HUE Students Exchange Fees ･････････････････････････････････････････････････････････････････････････････････････ 17 Hakodate Faculty of Education Fees Graduate School of Education Fees International Cooperation ････････････････････････････････････････････････････････････ 18 Brief History Libraries ･････････････････････････････････････････････････････････････････････････････････ 19 1886 Hokkaido Normal School ( a teacher training college ) established Volumes, Opening Days, Number of Users 1943-1944 Hokkaido Normal School nationalized and renamed Hokkaido First Normal School (Sapporo) Circulation Hokkaido Second Normal School (Hakodate), Hokkaido Third Normal School (Asahikawa) and Hokkaido Youth Normal School (Iwamizawa) also established Dormitories ･････････････････････････････････････････････････････････････････････････････ 20 1949 Hokkaido University of Liberal Arts established under a new, national education system Affiliated Schools ･･････････････････････････････････････････････････････････････････････ 21 1966 Renamed as Hokkaido University of Education (HUE) 1992 Graduate School of Education established Access ･･････････････････････････････････････････････････････････････････････････････････ 22 2004 Hokkaido University of Education established as a National University Corporation 2008 Graduate School of Education (Professional Degree Course) established 1 2 Faculty of Education Outline of H o kkaido U niversity of Ed u catio n Teacher Training Sapporo Campus Science and Mathematics Education The Sapporo Campus trains students to become This course, composed of fields of mathematics and natural sciences, is to train students to be elementary school teachers, junior high school teachers, and junior high school science teachers with expert elementary and junior high school teachers giving knowledge of math and science education. them the teaching skills to manage education in such classrooms. Home Economics and Technology Education 21st century Japan requires children with abilities to improve daily living through making something new. This is important in a country that lacks natural resources. In this course students are trained to be teachers School Education with the knowledge to nurture children with the capacity to create on new future. Students on this course learn basic aspects of education such as the roles of teachers and school organization making lessons and classroom management, children’s mental development and learning processes. Students aim to become elementary school teachers with practical teaching skills and learn Fine Arts, Music, Health and Physical Education about current issues schools are facing, for instance, bullying and truancy. Studying exclusively in the fields of “arts,” “music,” and “physical education,” students trained to establish a career as teachers who see learning as a lifelong process for themselves and their pupils. Special Needs Education Children requiring special needs education are not extraordinary. There are many children in normal School Nurse Teacher Training classes who require educational support due to such symptoms as autism spectrum disorder, learning Intensive education is offered to students at this major to become high-quality school nurses. Through disability, and attention deficit hyperactive disorder. These children can develop if adequate educational lectures, experiments, and internships, the curriculum is designed to have students learn how to manage support is given by the people around them. Students majoring in this course study methodologies for health care, prevent disease and give appropriate support to resolve symptoms. teaching children in need of such support and how best to work with them. Language and Social Studies Education This course is composed of three fields of education: Japanese, English, and social studies. The goal of the students is to become highly professional elementary / junior high school teachers with extensive knowledge and wide ranging views obtained through transversal research into languages and society. Sapporo Campus 3 4 Faculty of Education Outline of Hokkaido University of Education Teacher Training Asahikawa Campus Mathematics Education The class studies philosophy of modern mathematics, purpose of mathematics education, and teaching Students study subject education in depth to methodology to nurture teachers with the skills to give good mathematics classes. Through practice, become elementary and junior high school students learn logical thinking and mathematical expressive power as well as practical subjects such as teachers with practical teaching skills. researching teaching materials and establishing curricula. Science Education The course trains teachers with a deep knowledge in each field of the natural sciences. The mission is to Educational Development and Growth of Children educate teachers with an appetite for study and with abilities to motivate children to learn, and form This course sets the goal of training educators to be equipped with the skills to logically observe issues in scientific concepts, as well as planning and implementing classes to improve learning. school education and the practical skills to resolve them. This course aims to develop teachers with clear ethical views based on commonsense. It also aims to hone educational ideals based on a deep insight into people and society. Home Economics and Technology Education Students study the basis of modern society, logically yet practically, from the sides of manufacturing and daily life. The goal of the class is to nurture teachers with the abilities to encourage children to develop Japanese Language Education creativity and holistic growth (think on your own, make things using your hands, and think with your There are seminars: “Japanese Education I,” “Japanese Education II,” “Japanese Linguistics,” “Classical heart). Japanese Literature,” “Modern Japanese Literature,” “Chinese Literature,” and “Calligraphy.” Using a methodology of solving problems and through learning research methods, the course nurtures the skills necessary to unravel the mysteries of language. Fine Arts, Music, Health and Physical Education In the fields of music and fine arts professional instruction on performance and production is provided. Through creative expression, the object is to educate teachers able to nurture children rich in sensitivity. English Language Education In the field of health and physical education the object is to educate teachers capable of conducting a This major aims to develop specialists in English education with a good balance of knowledge and practical physical education class to maintain healthy growth of all children/students and able to instruct and skills through thorough studying in four fields: English, English and American Literature, English manage physical educational events. Communication, and English Education. Social Studies Education The objective of this course is to train teachers with a depth of knowledge and sensitivity. The aim is to Asahikawa Campus nurture teachers who can tackle nine fields of social studies and have the capability to think for themselves about various issues facing modern society. 5 6 Faculty of Education Outline of Hokkaido University of Education Teacher Training International and Regional Studies Kushiro Campus Hakodate Campus The Kushiro Campus aims to produce future The Hakodate Campus nurtures people with an teachers who have the practical skills and broad international perspective and educational mind knowledge base to tackle a wide range of to invigorate a region through effective educational issues spread across various academic communication. fields. Regional School Education Practice