Research on the image use in sociology education and research (putting construction of visual sociology into a range)

本研究是通过图像的实际运用来开发有效的社会学教学方法的实践研究，也是从研究过程中考察图像运用在社会学研究中的有效性和可能性，并将“视觉社会学”理论体系的构建纳入研究范围的理论研究。具体来说就是通过制作“亚洲社会的认识”的教材软件，将知识转化为图像的实际运用和理论的建构。使用图像主要在东南亚拍摄。它有我们国家的历史和交流，并选择了许多国际组织正在建立当地分支机构的泰国王国。有来自我国的商务、观光等前来观光的人口，东洋大学《地域开发研究》杂志、与AIT（泰国亚洲理工大学）的联合研讨会、IVSA（国际视觉社会学协会）年会、著作等，用日语和英语发表了研究成果。在这一研究阶段，主要是以静态照片在图像实际应用中的应用为中心。虽然这是使用PowerPoint作为平台被考虑的，但通过未来的研究，它使用各种媒体并利用视频图像。研究者希望能对图像使用有更深的认识，并深化视觉社会学的建构。

This research is practical research which develops the effective sociology teaching methods by practical use of an image, and is the theoretical research which examined the validity and possibilities of image use in sociology research from the research process, and put construction of the theoretical system of "visual sociology" into the range. It is specifically finding out knowledge to practice of image practical use, and construction of theory by making Power Point for the material software of a faculty opening-a-course subject "Understanding of Asian societies". The use image was mainly taken in Southeast Asia. It had the history of our country and exchange and the Kingdom of Thailand in which many international organizations are establishing the local branches was chosen. There were population which it visits for the business from our country, sightseeing, etc., and judgment that and an understanding is easy to be obtained rather than other countries in Southeast Asia.Journal of Regional Development Studies, Toyo University and the joint seminar with AIT(Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand), the annual meeting of IVSA(International Visual Sociology Association), the book, etc. were able to announce the research result in Japanese and English. In this research period, it went centering on the still photos in image practical use. Although it was what the use on PowerPoint used as a platform is taken into consideration for, by future research, it is using various media and utilizing a video image. Research representative would like to acquire the further knowledge of image use and to deepen construction of visual sociology.