The Present Roles and Advanced Activities of the Prefectural Education Centers for Science Education from the Viewpoint of In-Service Teacher Training and the Construction of Partnership with Educational Universities

FUJIOKA Tatsuya

doi:10.11639/sjst.kj00005018191

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現職教員研修機関(教育センター)の理科教育における今日的な役割と新たな展開について : ライフステージに応じた研修での取組と大学等とのパートナーシップ構築の観点を中心に
ゲンショクキョウインケンシュウキカンキョウイクセンターノリカキョウイクニオケルコンニチテキナヤクワリトアラタナテンカイニツイテライフステージニオウジタケンシュウデノトリクミトダイガクトウトノパートナーシップコウチクノカンテンオチュウシンニ

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<p>Lately, a number of management problems of the prefectural education centers have been pointed out because of financial problems and the diversity of educational issues. In this paper I demonstrate that these centers play an important role in the development of science education. First, I present a new understanding of the significance of these centers and the expectations on them since their establishment, and then I examine the relation between the programs of the in-service teachers training and science education. Then I discuss the partnership which centers must construct with other educational institutions for the solution of contemporary science education problems. Prefectural education centers have to advance not only by coordinating with schools and other educational facilities, but also by cooperating with education universities. And these education centers have to consider the retraining and promotion of their staff members in collaboration with other educational institutions. Lately, in addition to being centers for curriculum development, these centers have expanded their roles to include the retraining of teachers during summer vacation. The changes in the education centers are seen as problems, but I hope that the present changes lead to new relationships with other educational institutions and new teacher training programs. It is expected that the new roles of the education centers in science education will increase. </p>

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Journal of Research in Science Education

Journal of Research in Science Education 46 (1), 69-80, 2005-09-01

Society of Japan Science Teaching

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