- 著者
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長尾 洋子
畑中 朋子
平井 宏典
- 出版者
- 和光大学社会経済研究所
- 雑誌
- 和光経済 = Wako Keizai (ISSN:02865866)
- 巻号頁・発行日
- vol.53, no.1, pp.17-45, 2020-09
Universities are expected to play a role in society as a cultural resource which offers new ideas and values created through intellectual activities. However, it is concerning that such expectations are not fully met because the learning environment of Japanese universities tends to be homogenous and uniform. This paper addresses such lack of diversity by examining an action research project aimed at creating a space for stimulating new ideas and values through the collaboration between Wako University and a local restaurant/café business in Machida City, a suburb of Tokyo. The project developed an original learning program modelled on informal conversations in a living room or café. It was designed for students and the public to meet people with different backgrounds, listen to each other and share ideas and values. The keys to making this work were changing the contexts of learning and facilitating multi-directionalexchanges among participants.