JAPANESE STUDENTS AND FOREIGN STUDENTS : ACTION RESEARCH FOR MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING

我们这个为期三年的项目更侧重于培养日本学生在与外国学生关系中的跨国和跨文化能力，而不是外国学生自身的适应问题。一份由八章组成的研究报告刚刚发表。第一章描述了日本政府从战前到现在的外国留学生政策的历史转变，揭示了日本的外国留学生政策一直与外交政策联系在一起，而不是对国际教育的关注。第二章分析了日本的留学生政策与欧洲国家的比较，表明日本非常注重通过这些政策来提升国家的声望。在第二部分中，日本学生和外国学生之间的各种接口，如国际中心，俱乐部和圈子，以及部分讲座和研讨会提供的各种接口，作为创造会议场所的可能手段。对“日本学生为外国学生做导师”的制度也进行了考察，发现导师的选择和导师的定位还有很多需要改进的地方。第七章是我们研讨会的报告，提出了一个培养跨文化能力和超越文化差异的相互理解的模型。第八章探讨了如何超越文化差异的理论和哲学基础。该报告强调，通过与不同文化的人见面来改变自己，并建立超越差异的自我意识。

Our three-year project has foucused more on fostering transnational and transcultural competence of Japanese students in their relationships with forign students than the adjustment problems of foreign students themselves.A research report consisting of eight chapters has just been published. Chapter One describes a historical transition of Japanese government poicies for incoming foreign students from the prewar-days to the present, revealing the fact that Japan's policies for foreign students have been always linked with her diplomatic policies more than her concern with international education. Chapter Two analyzes Japan's policies for foreign students in comparison with those of European countries, Indicating that there is a strong concern with promotion of the prestige of the nation through these poicies.In the Part Two, various interfaces between Japanese and foreign students such as those offered by International Center, by clubs and cirlces and by a part of lectures and seminars are examined as possible means to create meeting grounds. The institution of "Japanese students as tutors for foreign students" are also examined, which found that the selection of tutors and the orientation for them are much to be improved. Chapter Seven, a report of our workshop, suggests a model for fostering transcultural competence and mutual understanding beyond cultural differences.Chaptor Eight discusses a theoretical and philosophical basis about how to transcend cultural differences. The report emphasizes transformation of ourselves by meeting others who are culturally different and construction of a sense of we-ness transcending differences.