2020 Volume 16 Issue 2 Pages 2_1-2_10
In Kumamoto Prefecture, where the population is declining as well as aging due to the outflow of young people, the existence of youth who support the area is indispensable for sustainable activation, and it is urgent that measures be undertaken to address this issue. Therefore, we implemented project-based learning (PBL) in a seminar for second-year students to seek solutions to these problems. The proposals that incorporated various learning methods and were compiled in collaboration with related organizations received a certain level of external evaluation, but some problems were noted. In the future, it will be necessary to develop human resources that can contribute to the solution of regional issues through a "Gradual PBL." "Gradual PBL" is a continuation from a PBL where all students in the seminar work on common issues to a PBL where multiple groups in the seminar work on their own issues and then to a PBL where individuals in the seminar work on their own issues.
