Freshman's Preference for Specialties after Integration of Teacher Training Courses in Hokkaido University of Education Kushiro Campus

Abstract

  This article has two purposes. The first purpose is to investigate a trend of reorganization of department of education in Japan. The second one is to investigate student's preferences of specialty in Hokkaido University of Education in Kushiro Campus. Many universities in Japan integrated teacher education courses. Hokkaido University of Education also integrated training courses for kindergarten, primary school and secondary school in order to train teachers who have comprehensive practice of education. The University stopped belonging of students to specialties for semester to grow up students' broad perspectives on education. We surveyed student's preference of specialties in March, June, and July 1999. Our results suggest that many students prefer pedagogy, educational psychology, infant education, and method of education. These students are interested in human beings. It is important to increase number of academics in education faculty and of subject such as pedagogy, educational psychology, infant education and method of education.