Katsuhisa Shirai
Aichi Toho University

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Characteristics of Industrial Learning in Japanese Elementary School Social Studies:In the case of the fifth grade "Showdown, Which Manufacturing Show!" Katsuhisa Shirai
The Indonesian Journal of Social Studies Vol 2 No 2 (2019): December
Publisher : Universitas Negeri Surabaya

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.26740/ijss.v2n2.p102-113

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The purpose of this research is to clarify the characteristics of industrial learning in Japanese elementary school social studies and to compare viewpoints on social studies in Indonesia. The following three points have become clear as a result of this research, as part of industrial learning in elementary school social studies in Japan, at the class practice level. First, in industrial learning in elementary school social studies in Japan, a unit design was conducted using factories in the area as teaching materials. Second, lessons were conducted through factory tours from the perspective of increasing awareness of the efforts of those working in factories. Third, learning processes involving learners were developed, such as research, visit activities, and discussions centered on childrens problem awareness. The above three points are considered in order to make suggestions for the improvement of industrial learning in the social studies of elementary schools in Indonesia.
Social Studies for Civic Education Practice in Japan: a Case Study of Human Rights Learning through Participatory Approach in Junior High School 3rd Grade Katsuhisa Shirai
The Indonesian Journal of Social Studies Vol 3 No 2 (2020): December
Publisher : Universitas Negeri Surabaya

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.26740/ijss.v3n2.p74-83

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This research aims to emphasize the characteristics of social studies for civic education practice in Japan through a case study of junior high school 3rd grade practice of œhuman rights learning through participatory hands-on learning and to show comparative viewpoints on social studies in Indonesia. The following points became clear as a result of this research. First, through the unit of social studies and civic education, students could have fun and realize the value of human rights by adopting a participatory experiential approach to learning with the inclusion of workshops and simulated trials. This point is one of the important characteristics of citizenship in a democratic society. Second, in a social studies and civic education class, the students actively respected others opinions and learned from each other by actively participating in group activities and discussions. This point forms the basis of the citizenship necessary to form a democratic society. The above two points are thought to have implications for the social studies for civic education in Indonesia.