The Problems in Developing An Integrated Curriculum, MAN A COURSE OF STUDY ON HIS ECOLOGICAL AND GLOBAL CRISIS,STATE OF HIS CULTURES OF FOODS AND DISCIPLINES RELATED

作者提出了一个综合课程，包括10个单元的5- 7年级学生。这些单元都是由广泛的食物主题组成的，将有助于学生了解人类。课程的目的是让学生学习新的价值体系和生活方式，以维持生态系统，防止人们浪费地球上的资源。作者从全球危机分析，人类学，本单元共分十个单元：一、食物与人体、人体结构、人体功能有什么关系？二、在生态系统中，食物、生命和人之间存在着怎样的关系？三、生命和人类的进化是如何发生的？食品生产技术的发展是否使人类对生态系统负有重大责任？五、我们如何能容忍世界各地饮食习惯的文化差异？人类是否通过饮食的风俗习惯来表现自己的思想？我们日本人从哪里得到食物，有多少食物？八.人类是否使食物变得危险并污染自然环境？九、人类能否养活发展中国家日益增长的人口？我们如何学习新的信仰和生活方式来应对即将到来的全球危机？通过对日本著名诗人、科学家宫泽谦司生平的了解，培养小学生对多元文化、高科技社会的理解和态度，最终改变他们对人的自我认同和形象。针对修订后的《人》综合课程，提出了对这些玩偶的过程进行讨论后得出的几点看法。

The authors present an integrated curriculum consisting of 10 units for 5-7th graders. All these units are made of wide topics on foods which will serve pupils' understanding of mankind.The aims of the curriculum are getting pupil to learn new value system and way of life which sustain ecological system and refrain people from wasting resources on the Earth.The authors have selected contents of curriculum from analysis of global crisis, disciplines about mankind such as anthlopology, and disciplines about social and cultural systems.Ten units are followings.I.What kind of ralationships are there between foods and human body, its structure and function?II.What kind of relationships are there between foods, life and man in ecological system?III.How did the evolutions of the life and mankind occur?IV.Do the technological developments of foods production make man be greatly responsible for eco-system?V.How can we be tolerant of cultural differences in customs of foods and eating in the world?VI.Does man represent his mind through manners and customs in foods and eating?VII.From where and how many foods do we Japanese get?VIII.Does man make foods dangerous and contaminate the natural environment?IX.Can man feed enough the increasing population in the developing countries?X.How can we learn new beliefs and way of life for coming global crisis? -through learning about the life of famous Japanese poet and scientist KENJI MIYAZAWA-These units are developped to cultivate pupils' understanding and attitude on multi-cultural and high-technological society, ultimately to change their self-identification and image of human being.For the revised version of this integrated curriculum about Man, several points derived from discussion on the processes of these doll are presented.