著者

UEDA Akira MIYAZAKI Kiyoshi

出版者

日本デザイン学会

雑誌

デザイン学研究 (ISSN:09108173)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.53, no.3, pp.59-66, 2006-09-30

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Nowadays, in Japan, circumstances of "mono-dukuri (making objects)" are in a turning point, because of diversifying of life, advancing and enlarging the scale of "mono-dukuri (making objects)" itself, transfer of production base to foreign countries and an economic depression, etc.. Especially, in recent years, "disinterest in the technology" "disinterest in the science" of the younger generation are tend to grow, it is evermore necessary to engage them in the science & technology with nurture their inquisitiveness towards natures and expand their logical thinking and creative abilities. At the same time, the fact above-mentioned brings the necessity to consider design education fundamentally. In this paper, the authors discuss the significance of design in science education, through practice of "Design workshops -Mono-dukuri (Making objects) workshops" for elementary schoolchildren and junior high school students by the staff of the faculty of engineering of Chiba University. Through an investigation and a questionnaire survey, following assertion can be made: It was possible to cultivate elementary schoolchildren and junior high school students following important points: (1) there is a science in the background of "mono-dukuri (making objects)," (2) there is the pleasure with the creation can be learnt by accomplishing "mono-dukuri (making objects)," (3) there are various solutions in "mono-dukuri (making objects)."