| Course title | |||||
| 地域社会システム調査実習 [Practice on Eco-social Investigation] | |||||
| Course category | Requirement | Credit | 1 | ||
| Department | Year | 2～ | Semester | 1st | |
| Course type | 1st | Course code | 01rn2088 | ||
| Instructor(s) | |||||
| 竹本 太郎, 朝岡 幸彦, 榎本 弘行, 澤 佳成, 大倉 茂, 秦 範子 [TAKEMOTO Taro, ASAOKA Yukihiko, ENOMOTO Hiroyuki, SAWA Yoshinari, OHKURA Shigeru, HATA Noriko] | |||||
| Facility affiliation | Faculty of Agriculture | Office | Email address | ||
| Course description |
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In order to realize a sustainable society, the local communities where people live and work must be sustainable. However, as we enter an era of a shrinking population, many local communities, both rural and urban, are losing their functions. This course will require participants to learn research methods in sociology (qualitative research method and participation observation) to grasp the elements to realize the sustainable local community. The research theme for FY2022 will be "Urban and Suburban Agriculture and Farmers: The Pride of Farmers Living in Tama. The Tama region of Tokyo, where our university campus is located, is a suburb of central Tokyo, where a relatively large amount of farmland remains and urban and suburban agriculture is practiced. However, it is also true that the size of the urban green space in the urbanized area is gradually shrinking. We will collect and analyze various data and interview farmers in the Tama region of Tokyo (Fuchu, Koganei, and Chofu Cities) to document the actual state of agriculture in the region and the pride and challenges faced by the farmers who support it. |
| Expected Learning |
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To obtain a fundamental method of social research through community survey such as an on-the-spot investigation, interview, participant observation and workshop in the research site. Also, course participants will learn how the residents and government work on their region’s problems by conducting research. Competency Development: Please refer to the Curriculum Map on the University's website (Three Policies). https://www.tuat.ac.jp/campuslife_career/campuslife/policy/ |
| Course schedule |
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This year's Practice on Eco-social Investigation will be conducted in the Tama region of Tokyo ( Fuchu City, Koganei City, and Chofu City). I. Let's make a research plan (1) Organize research topics / divide into groups (Asaoka, Enomoto, Sawa, Takemoto, Hata, Ohkura) = 6/8 (2) Creating a survey plan (1) (Asaoka, Enomoto, Sawa, Takemoto, Hata, Ohkura) = 6/15 (3) Create research plan (2) (Asaoka, Enomoto, Sawa, Takemoto, Hata, Ohkura) = 6/22 (4) Create research plan (3) (Asaoka, Enomoto, Sawa, Takemoto, Hata, Ohkura) = 6/29 II. Let's make a questionnaire (5) Create questionnaire (1) (Asaoka, Enomoto, Sawa, Takemoto, Hata, Ohkura) = 7/6 (6) Create questionnaire (2) (Asaoka, Enomoto, Sawa, Takemoto, Hata, Ohkura) = 7/13 III. Last minute preparations (7) Confirmation of research preparation (Asaoka, Enomoto, Sawa, Takemoto, Hata, Ohkura)=7/20 Confirmation of research itinerary, followed by printing of questionnaire 7/27 [Main survey] Main field work ( Asaoka, Enomoto, Sawa, Takemoto, Hata, Ohkura) (Visiting about 15 households in 7 days from Aug. 1 to 7. Coordination with the target respondents.) [Return of results] Distribute the report to the interviewees. |
| Prerequisites |
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Course participants are required to do a field report (present the results of the research) at Iida city. Students desired to take the course in “Internship (Iida city)” will be required to have an interview with faculties individually. |
| Required Text(s) and Materials |
| To be introduced in the class |
| References |
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日本文化人類学会監修『フィールドワーカーズ・ハンドブック』 S・B・メリアム『質的調査法』 和田信明・中田豊一『発展途上国の人々との話し方』（みずのわ出版） To be introduced in the class |
| Assessment/Grading |
| The evaluation will be based on the student's proactive involvement in the preparation of the survey questionnaire (50%) and the research report (50%). |
| Message from instructor(s) |
| Let’s enjoy to learn through a practice with residents in the research site. |
| Course keywords |
| Local community, fieldwork, rural area, qualitative research, participant observation |
| Office hours |
| Upon request (contact by email for appointment) |
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| Lecture Language |
| Japanese |
| Language Subject |
| Last update |
| 3/29/2022 9:13:04 PM |