A Research on the Present Situation and the Early Evaluation of "Integrated Studies" in High Schools

1.理论研究组采用文献研究的方法，对综合性学习的基本理论和方法进行了研究，明确了义务教育和高中教育在学校学科和学生发展阶段上的差异。2.问卷调查组通过发放问卷，了解学校的最新实际情况和教育行政机构的支持系统，学校对信息系统的态度与学校的创办年限有关，学校的学科体系与信息系统的实践性有关。3.实践研究组通过对成功学校的实例研究，探讨了实践建设的方向。本文提出了两点建议：一是将IS实践与学校改革相结合，取得了良好的效果;二是要证明IS实践的有效性，课程开发和调查工具的应用都是有效的。4.合作小组通过一系列的开创性会议和圆桌会议，在新泻上越地区的小学、中学和高中开始了IS合作。同时发现中小学对信息系统的态度各不相同，合作是非常重要的，但也面临着一些困难。5.国外访问团访问了中国、韩国和台湾的一些学校和国家行政机构，收集了大量重要的文献和第一手资料。各国的综合实践活动（中国的综合实践活动、韩国的选修活动、台湾的综合课程）都存在着相同的问题和困难，当然，不同国家和地区的综合实践活动也存在着一定的差异。

1.Theory Research Group investigates the basic theories and methods of the integrated studies (IS) by literature study, and the differences of school subjects and students development stages between compulsory education and senior high school education are also become clear.2.Questionnaire Group knows the latest practical situations of schools and support systems of educational administration institutions by sending out questionnaire sheets, and it is also known that school's attitudes to IS are related to school foundation years and that school subject systems are related to the practice character of IS.3.Practice Research Group discusses the direction to practice construction by studying some successful school examples. Two suggestions are given here ; one is that it has a good effect to link the IS practice to school reform, the other is that to prove IS practice both curriculum development and the application of investigation tools are effective.4.Cooperation Group finds a start on IS cooperation among elementary, secondary and high schools in Joetsu area of Niigata by some serial seminal and round table meetings. They also find that the attitudes to IS are different by elementary, secondary and high schools, cooperation is very important but it also faces some difficulties.5.Foreign Group visits some schools and national administration institutes of China, South Korea and Taiwan, and also collect a lot of important documents and first-hand materials. Same problems and difficulties are found in IS of different countries (China's integrated practical activities, South Korea's optional activities, Taiwan's integrated curriculum), of cause, there are some differences in different countries and districts.