The Development of a Learning Program in response to Social Changes and to Enhance Students Abilities of Investigating Economic Aspects

在这个研究项目中，我调查和分析了美国的几个经济教育项目，得出了这些原则，并在此基础上为日本开发了一个经济教育项目。本文的研究亮点概括为：1)经济教育规划的原则有三种模式：一是形成科学的经济辨别力；二是理性决策能力的培养；三是实践决策能力的培养。2)科学经济辨析的形成旨在教授经济学理论和方法论，以提高学生研究经济问题的能力。基于这一原则，我为初中社会课程设计了一个通过经济概念解决经济问题的单元。3)理性决策能力的培养，旨在提高理性推理和价值判断的能力。基于培养本地和全球决策能力的原则，我开发了高中公民课程的成本效益分析和边际分析案例单元。4)实践决策能力的培养旨在培养具有客观情绪的实践推理能力。根据Koulirsky的The Mini Society的衍生原理，我为初中社会课程开发了一个Energy Supply Game单元

In this research project, I investigated and analyzed several economic education programs in the U.S., derived the principles, and developed an economic education program based on such principles for Japan.The highlights of this research are summarized as follows:1) The principles of developing economic education programs are typified by three patterns: the first is the formation of scientific economic discernment; the second is the development of rational decision-making ability; the third is the development of practical decision-making ability.2) The formation of scientific economic discernment aims to teach economics theory and methodology in order to enhance student abilities of investigating economic aspect. Based on this principle, I developed a solving economic issues through economic concepts unit for the social studies curriculum of junior high school.3) The development of rational decision-making ability aims to enhance abilities of rational reasoning with value judgment. Based on principles of developing local and global policy-making ability, I developed a cost-benefit analysis and marginal analysis case unit for the civics curriculum of senior high school.4) The development of practical decision-making ability aims to foster abilities of practical reasoning with objectified emotions. Based on principles of deriving from The Mini Society by Koulirsky, I developed an Energy Supply Game unit for the social studies curriculum of junior high school