著者

大辻 彩音 河本 大地

出版者

奈良教育大学

雑誌

奈良教育大学紀要. 人文・社会科学 = Bulletin of Nara University of Education. Cultural and Social Science (ISSN:05472393)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.70, no.1, pp.49-64, 2021-11-30

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How can we conduct local learning (or community learning) in an expanded school district under the circumstances of school consolidation? In order to obtain clues to answer this question, we examine whether the consolidation of schools in the elementary schools of mountainous Totsukawa Village, Nara Prefecture has led to any changes in local studies, and whether local studies lead to pupils becoming more interested in the local areas. First, we interviewed teachers about the content of local learning before and after the consolidation of schools and the impact of the consolidation. In addition, a questionnaire survey was conducted on the children in order to clarify whether or not the local studies led to the children becoming interested in and proud of the community in which they live. As a result, it was found that although the consolidation of schools will make it difficult to implement activities closely related to local people, it is important to create a system for local learning that includes local people and parents. Moreover, although interest in the local area increases in the lower and middle grades, in order to sustain this interest in the upper grades and to increase the students' attachment to the local area, it is considered effective to conduct local studies in a way that matches the interests of each child.