Since 2015, the University of Tsukuba and Kawaijuku Educational School, a preparatory school for university entrance exams, have been implementing an initiative called "Academic Book Author Visit."It is conducted for junior and senior high school students based on a book written by a teacher at the University of Tsukuba. It is a plan to experience the "excitement" of. The details of this initiative, which was carried out from November 2015 to February 11, have been released on the website "Miraibu Plus" operated by the private school.
The first is a special feature on the right to vote at the age of 18.Professor Yoshihiko Takenaka of the University of Tsukuba, the author of a book on political science, had a dialogue with students of Kaisei Junior and Senior High School (Tokyo) on the policies and election behavior of the Abe administration based on the data.
While the significance of "humanities" in universities is being discussed, academics and research in this field are rarely introduced to the general public, which is one of the issues.The University of Tsukuba considers this initiative to be useful as a place to gain a broader and deeper understanding of a part of education and research activities.For authors (= researchers) who visit each school, it is a valuable opportunity for young people who will lead the next generation to read the books and discuss with them, which leads to further research activities and active dissemination of results. That is.
Also, while the students introduced on the site actually talk with the author, the political science that tends to be regarded as abstract is actually a scientific discipline, and by actually analyzing the ideology, the behavior and consciousness of the voters can be understood. It is becoming clear that author visits will change the consciousness of students, such as knowing what they can grasp and becoming interested in political science as a familiar thing.
In the future, he will continue to take up books on sociology, philosophy, net morals, religion, bioethics, etc., deepen his understanding by talking with the author, and will introduce how he will overlap with his future with videos.
This initiative, in which universities and private educational institutions collaborate, also proposes a new way of connecting high schools and universities as the reform of high school education progresses.It is expected to be very useful as a place to raise the interest and interest of junior and senior high school students in reading, to think about career choices and future plans, and to broaden their horizons.
