著者

大森 洋子

出版者

久留米工業大学

雑誌

基盤研究(C)

巻号頁・発行日

1999

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この研究では、観光と町並み保存が密接に結びついた地方中心市街地の重要伝統的建造物群保存地区が、その資源としての町並みを維持し高めていくための課題を具体的事例に即して明らかにすることを目的としている。主に八女福島と筑後吉井を事例に、(1)現在までの町並み保存とまちづくりの経緯、(2)現況景観、(3)観光活動、(4)町並み保存事業の内容と進捗状況、(5)町並み保存に関する住民の意識について研究分析を行い、以下のことが明らかになった。(1)両地域とも外部からの評価により町並みの価値を初めて認識し、それを活かしたまちづくりを一部の住民有志や行政が模索し始めている。やがてそれが町並みを舞台とするイベントの創出につながり、観光客が増加している。観光客の増加は地域の経済活性化に貢献し、また訪問者と地域住民との交流は地域住民の町並みの価値認識を高め、地域全体の町並み保存のコンセンサスが形成された。(2)公的制度による町並み整備事業を、町並みの持つ文化財、生活環境、観光資源の三つの価値を用いた視点から分析することにより、町並整備の発展の経緯とそれらが住民に与えた影響及び課題を明らかにできた。当初は観光資源整備としての意識が強かったが、現在では町並みの持つ文化財としての価値を重視しながら町並み整備が進められていることが分かった。それは同時に固有の景観を求める観光客のニーズに応えることになり観光資源の価値も高めている。又それは生活環境としての価値と矛盾する場合が多いが、文化財としての価値が損なわれないように努力がなされている。利便性や快適性だけを求めるのではなく、少々の不便さを感じながらも地域の誇りとして町並み保存が行われている。比較的順調に町並み整備が進められていると考えられる。町並み保存型の観光地形成を目指している地区では、この三つの価値のどの価値に重点を置くかは異なっても、三つの価値を守りお互いのバランスをはかりながら町並みを維持していくことが、良好な町並み景観を形成しまちづくりを進めていく条件になると考える。

著者

アンダーウッド ウィリアム

出版者

久留米工業大学

雑誌

久留米工業大学研究報告 (ISSN:03896897)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.22, pp.123-131, 1998-12-20

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This article employs a case study approach in describing the Civil Liberties Act of 1988, U.S. congressional legislation which granted a national apology and $20,000 to each ethnic Japanese incarcerated by the federal government during World War II. It is concluded that the "John Kingdon model" of the legislative policy making process provides an effective academic framework for exploring the interaction of Congress, the JACL national interest group, and grass-roots activists in Sacramento, California. Primary sources of data consisted of interviews representing congressional, national interest group, and grass-roots activist perspectives. U.S. government documents also were utilized. The article examines the development of the Japanese American Redress Movement at both the national and Sacramento levels.

著者

中村 本勝 市川 孝夫 小林 正憲

出版者

久留米工業大学

雑誌

久留米工業大学研究報告 (ISSN:03896897)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.22, pp.107-112, 1998-12-20

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As a sport for people of advanced age, gateball is declining in popularity. The major causes are mental stress resulting from athletic competition and physical illness affecting the sport's elderly participants. Gateball's decline has intensified due to the growing popularity of sports like ground golf. This has led to the weakening of gateball teams because there are not enough players to take part in games. Furthermore, the lack of newcomers has resulted in an insufficient number of people engaged in team management. Regarding the causes of mental stress, gateball rules mandate severe penalties in the event of an "outside release" or "out-of-bounds" play. This peculiar rule produces high stress among beginning players. Among the elderly members of gateball clubs, in addition, qualified individuals are granted a high social position or ranking. This is a major source of stress, as it promotes resistance to scolding or pressure from a team coach or manager. Such factors produce a sense of incongruity for gateball and there are many cases in which low player participation has been caused. For these reasons, it is difficult for talented persons to become involved in gateball management. The writer thinks that the following things will be necessary for a comeback or revival in gateball's popularity. Demonstrations of activity and support for all team members will be needed to give returning participants a sense of vitality. Then if the gateball player population increases, team formation will become strengthened by degrees. For this to be accomplished, the cooperation of concerned persons in cities, towns and villages is indispensable. The writer considers gateball to be an important matter for the aging society.

著者

山崎 清巳

出版者

久留米工業大学

雑誌

久留米工業大学研究報告 (ISSN:03896897)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.21, pp.71-75, 1997-12-20

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This paper will investigate whether or not the important English terminologies of "species" and "genus" are translated correctly into Japanese. If we don't possess proper Japanese words for these terminologies, then our Japanese-language contributions to related fields will remain severely limited. "Species" and "genus" are very important terminologies in the fields of philosophy and logic. "Species" is included within "genus" according to Aristotlian logic. "Species" comes from "eidos" and "genus" from "genos" of ancient Greek. "Eidos" has "to see" and "genos" has "born and to produce" as etymological meanings. "Eidos" is fitted to "SHU (種)" and "genos" to "RUI (類)" in Japanese. But "SHU" means "seed"; "RUI" means "similar and hard to distinguish between". Therefore, "genos" should be fitted to "ZOKU (属)" in Japanese, because "ZOKU" means "born and blood relation". If we refit "eidos" to "RUI" and "genos" to "ZOKU", then many problems are overcome. For example, "RUI" and "ZOKU" become the verbs "RUIsuru" and "ZOKUsuru", respectively, while "the human species" closely corresponds to "JIN-RUI" etc. And we can find many cases in which "eidos" better corresponds with "RUI" and "genos" with "ZOKU". If we refit "SHU" to "RUI" and "RUI" to "ZOKU", then we can more easily understand "Categories" and "Metaphysics" by Aristotle, or Japanese books such as "ZO WA HANA GA NAGAI" by Mikami, A.

著者

Underwood William J.

出版者

久留米工業大学

雑誌

久留米工業大学研究報告 (ISSN:03896897)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.24, pp.41-50, 2000-12-20

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Thanks to ever-improving streaming technology for online audio and video, any Internet-equipped personal computer now represents a "personal language laboratory." This paper offers an overview of current events-oriented websites suitable for learners of English that provide both streaming audio broadcasting and corresponding transcripts. Foremost among these Internet sites is the Voice of America (VOA) Special English news program, read at a slower speed using a limited vocabulary that is also available online. The BBC World Service site also features audio and text scripts, along with English vocabulary glosses, for a smaller number of stories. A CNN-related educational website provides questions for checking comprehension of news reports, which are accessible in either audio or video formats. The Daily Yomiuri newspaper maintains streaming audio files with online quizzes designed specifically for TOEIC test-takers. Other audio-with-text websites useful for students, involving content such as popular science and daily conversational situations, are surveyed more briefly. Strengths and weaknesses are discussed. After considering general aspects of the ESL listening process, the paper then describes specific classroom applications of these Internet-generated authentic materials in terms of pre-listening, listening, and post-listening activities. The ultimate aim of this approach is to demonstrate to students how they can empower themselves as autonomous, self-paced, lifelong learners of English by means of their own "personal language labs." An appendix lists URLs relevant for educators exploring the diverse classroom uses of streaming multimedia, as well as for individual students accessing real-world news content from home.