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保育学部　国際教養こども学科

Fostering Professionals Who Will Contribute
Early Childhood Education in Today’s Global Age

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Fostering Professionals Who Will Contribute Early Childhood Education in Today’s Global Age

As globalization advances, there is a growing need both at home and abroad for childcare workers who understand
differences in values and who are competent working in multicultural contexts.
In response, the Department of Global Early Childhood Education is designed for students to study and have
practical training in Japan and Australia, so that they can obtain childcare worker certificates from both countries.
The department is devoted to educating students to gain excellent communication skills in both
Japanese and English and become early childhood education professionals
who have the expertise to contribute in the global arena.

 

Objectives of the Four-Year Program

All students will obtain two childcare worker certificates,
one in Japan and one in Australia
Students will be able to compare practices in these two countries and
devise innovative ways to improve early childhood education.

Special Features of the Program

Domestic and Overseas
Practical Training and
Graduation Research
Eight periods of practical training in Japan and abroad, as well as graduation research, will equip students with problem-solving and logical thinking skills.
Compulsory Short-
and Long-term Study
Abroad Programs
First-year students must participate in a short-term study abroad program　involving practical training at overseas childcare centres. Third-year students are required to attend an eleven-month study abroad program in Australia to acquire a childcare worker certificate.
Developing Excellent
Communication Skills
Students will aim to obtain excellent communication skills in Japanese and English.

Future Professional Goals

Students will develop great expertise and work as early childhood
education specialists in the global arena

Overseas Practical Training

Short- and Long-term Study Abroad
Programs are Compulsory
The department requires all first and third-year students to study abroad. The programs provide them with overseas practical training, allowing them to experience a different style of early childhood education and develop their own perspectives.
Overseas Practical Training
Overseas Childcare Field Study
First-year students must attend a two-week practical training course at a childcare centre in Australia or New Zealand during the summer holidays.
Overseas License Program for Childcare
Third-year students must obtain a childcare worker certificate in Australia during the eleven months study abroad program.
Overseas Childcare Internship
The program is designed for students to learn English and gain workplace experience. Through practical training in New Zealand, they will gain a broader perspective as a childcare worker.

Practical Training in Japan

Students will attend practical training six times
in Japan to experience a real educational conext.
Students are required to attend practical training at various institutions in Japan, including childcare centres, kindergartens and child welfare facilities, for six times during this four-year program. This will allow them to understand the stages of child development as well as develop the practical skills, necessary to make decisions and implement plans in the actual childcare classroom. 　
Practical Training in Japan
Introduction to Practical Training at Kindergarten
By observing classrooms at an early stage of the program, students are able to develop their motivation to study, leading to successful learning for the whole four-year program.
Practical Training Ⅰ at Kindergarten
Students attend practical training at a kindergarten to gain experientially of the role and function of type of education.
Practical Training Ⅱ at Kindergarten
Training at a private kindergarten requires students to design teaching plans according to the different educational approach and policy in each institution and take responsibility for providing education.
Practical Training Ⅰ at Childcare Centre
Training at a local childcare centre provides students with opportunities to understand its social roles as well as the relationship between children and parents.
Practical Training Ⅰ at Child Welfare Facility
Students stay at institutions such as child welfare facilities to learn about children with special needs and their development.
Practical Training Ⅱ at Childcare Centre
This is the final practical training at a childcare centre. Students choose institutions for on-site training according to their interests.
Practical Training Ⅲ at Child Welfare Facility
This is the final practical training at a child welfare facility. Students choose institutions for on-site training according to their interests.

Philosophy behind the Foundation

Instilling a sense of grace and refinement in the heart and minds of modern women
Mohara Ohtani, the founder of the school, was a man of religion, a social activist and an educator. He wanted to create a school for girls’ imbued with a religious spirit and devised the Philosophy behind the Foundation of the school. This philosophy pervades all the schools run by Ohkagakuen.

In 1901 when Japan was experiencing a severe recession, Mohara Ohtani helped established a social service organization called “Ohka Gi Kai” in Nishio city. Out of the desire to educate “women who have faith” in Japan, “Ohka Girls’ High School” was founded in 1923. In 1955, Nagoya College was founded, and the kindergarten was founded in 1967. In 1998, Ohkagakuen University was founded, and the graduate school was opened in 2002.The Department of Global Early Childhood Education was established in 2018.

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