Improve effects of mental health through the Project Based Learning and structure of psycho-education model

本研究探讨了以和平文化活动为基础的地方行动如何促进学生和当地人的心理健康。本文试图从项目化学习和心理教育的角度对其进行阐述。学生们自己制定了和平活动的计划，并得到了当地人的支持。它通过文章“社区意识标准（kyoudoutaikankakushakudo）”（Takasaka, 2011）来衡量效果。此外，它定性地分析了参与者的印象主义文章。结果表明，在和平活动之后，人们的归属感、自信心、贡献感和对和平、人权的理解都有所提高。此外，还讨论了和平活动对改善心理健康的必要性和有效性。

This study discusses how a local action, which is based on the peaceful and cultural activity, contributes to the mental health improvement of the students and local people. It aims to elucidate it from the viewpoint of the project based-learning and psycho-education. Students make a plan of the peaceful activity by themselves and local people supported that. It measures the effect with the article “The Community Sense Standard (kyoudoutaikankakushakudo)” (Takasaka, 2011). Moreover, it analyzes impressionistic essay of the participant qualitatively. As a result, it shows the improvement of the feeling of belonging, confidence and contribution, and the sense of the understanding about peace and human right after the peaceful activity. Furthermore, it discusses the necessity and effectiveness of the peaceful activity for the improvement of the mental health.