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ICU Student Wins The Japan School Improvement Research Association's Research Presentation Excellence Award
Update: March 8, 2024
A senior at the College of Liberal Arts, ICU, Yoshitomo Fujita (Major: education, Minor: linguistics) won the Research Presentation Excellence Award in the General Research Presentation section of The Japan School Improvement Research Association 2024 (Ehime Competition), which was held from Friday, March 1 through Saturday, March 2, at Ehime University.
With The Japanese Association for the Study of Educational Administration and The Japan Educational Administration Society as its parent organization, The Japan School Improvement Research Association was established with the aim of sharing learning through the promotion of theoretical and practical research on methods for improving the educational content and system of Japanese schools. Currently, the association is run mainly by supervisors from the national graduate schools for teacher education throughout Japan and graduate students who are candidates for executive positions in regional education, and it is anticipated that the association will play an important role in future teacher training reform.
Yoshitomo Fujita's research team carried out research based on the theme of "Influence of Health Education at School and Home on Health Literacy--Development of a Measurement Tool for School/Home Health Education," and the results of the research have been recognized.
Research members:
Yoshitomo Fujita (ICU), Ryou Takagi (Mimasaka University), Toshiyuki Kambayashi (Meisei University), Yasuo Shimizu (ICU)
Research outline:
This research examined the defining factor for health literacy that is required to promote preventive actions against infectious diseases. Prior studies have shown promise in promoting infection control through health literacy. Therefore, the team developed metrics to quantitively verify the effects of health education at school and home and analyzed its influence. The results showed that health education at school and home were both significantly effective in acquiring health literacy. At the same time, the results also suggested the possibility that health education at home, rather than at school, has a greater influence on acquiring health literacy. Compared to standardized health education at school, the home environments in which children live are diverse, so it is necessary for schools to reach out to the families.
Comment on receiving the award:
I would like to express my heartfelt gratitude to the students from ICU and other universities who participated in the survey for this research, Senior Associate Professor Shimizu who guided me, and Associate Professor Ryou Takagi and Associate Professor Kambayashi who cooperated with me in this research. I would also like to thank everyone who gave their support towards this research.
Having received the opportunity to give a research presentation, and looking back at what I experienced, I have come to realize the large number of people who were involved in this research.
I intend to continue my research and I appreciate the continuing cooperation and support. Once again, thank you very much for giving me this important opportunity.
