JAPANESE STUDENTS AND FOREIGN STUDENTS : ACTION RESEARCH FOR MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING

本课题的研究重点是培养日本留学生在与外国留学生交往中的跨文化能力，而不是外国留学生自身的适应问题。第一章描述了日本政府从战前到现在的留学生政策的历史变迁，揭示了日本的留学生政策一直是与外交政策联系在一起的，而不是与国际教育的关系。第二章通过与欧洲国家留学生政策的比较，分析了日本留学生政策的特点，指出日本留学生政策的主要目的是通过留学生政策来提升国家的声望。通过俱乐部和cirlces和讲座和研讨会的一部分被审查作为可能的手段，以创建会议场地。对“日本留学生担任外国留学生导师”的制度进行了考察，发现导师的选拔和对导师的定位还有待改进。第七章是我们的研讨会报告，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式，第八章讨论了如何超越文化差异的理论和哲学基础。报告强调通过与不同文化的人接触来改变自己，并建立一种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.