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Keywords
Education,
Educational Practice,
Educational Policy,
Teaching-Learning Process,
Educational Psychology,
Educational Statistics,
Curriculum Development,
Classroom Research,
Life-long Learning,
Learning Infrastructure Library,
Museum and Archive Studies,
Human Development,
Educational Philosophy,
Cross-Cultural Studies,
Higher Education,
Professional Development,
Lesson Studies,
Educational Administration and Finance,
School Management,
University Management and Policy,
Comparative Studies
on University Management
Undergraduate — Senior Division
Faculty of Education
The objective of the Faculty of Education is to educate individuals so that they
may acquire a profound understanding of human beings and society, and to
thus provide them with the basis to effectively engage in educational research
or practice.
In the Faculty of Education, students learn about various educational activities
as they learn, grow, and develop themselves. Diverse topics, such as
the role of preschools, elementary schools, junior high schools, high schools,
special-needs schools, and universities in the development of society and
culture, the role of education in realizing the well-being of people and creating
a better society, are examined from various angles. The Faculty of Education
is composed of five divisions: the Division of Basic Theories of Education,
the Division of Social Sciences in Education, the Division of Educational
Practices and Policies, the Division of Educational Psychology and the Division
of Physical and Health Education.
Although this is a comparatively small faculty with less than 50 teaching
staff, the background of the faculty is diverse, including disciplines in the
humanities, social sciences and natural sciences. The number of students is
fewer than 100 per year, which creates a friendly atmosphere on the campus,
and lectures and seminars are held in an intimate setting. Lectures are systematically
organized around the three basic units of Basic Theories of Education,
Educational Sociology, and Physical and Mental Development Science.
The lectures are diverse and interdisciplinary, and the curriculum includes
many surveys and experiments. Students also engage in research in various
settings such as actual schools, including the secondary school attached to
the Faculty of Education of the University of Tokyo or research laboratories.
Writing a graduation thesis is compulsory for all students and careful mentoring
is provided in accordance with the interests of each student. Together
with the Graduate School of Education, the Faculty of Education forms a center
for teaching education in Japan; it is open to the world as a world center for
education and research. Every year, many international students from all over
the world come to study, and there is an active exchange of international researchers.
Some graduates of the Faculty of Education go on to further study
in the graduate school; others find work in a variety of different fields. There
are also options for teacher or specialist certification.
The Faculty of Education Building.
Field trip for international students.
Contact e-mail address
Student Affairs Section,
Faculty of Education
gakuseishien@p.u-tokyo.ac.jp
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