Visualization of learning outcome yielded in communication design educational activities done in a junior high school is the aim of this research through a hybrid method that combines morphological analysis and qualitative research methodology. 18 outcomes were visualized and verified by students that participated in the activities. They were revalued by next generation through passing year investigation.

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The purpose of this paper is to show that the meaning of "media literacy" was changed in arguments about "media education" in 1980s in Japan. By this change, many practices without the factor of critical thinking are regarded as "media literacy education." Many teachers have been confused by this situation. In Japan, "media education" has contained both "audiovisual education" and "broadcasting education" since 1980s. And all practices about "audiovisual education" or "broadcasting education" were regarded as "media literacy education," because "media literacy" is the ability to be learned through "media education." We should think about the origin of "media literacy" with critical thinking.

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This paper focuses on the relations between the movie and school education, by analyzing an educational film "SEKITAN" (Coal), directed by a research society of using movie in education. The film begins the message that "this film made and edited parallel to contents in a 5-grade science textbook". This is a blistering criticism that former films made by commercial moviemakers are not suitable for educational use, and a declaration that educational films must be made by people engaged in education. On the other hand, "SEKITAN" includes the scenes that are not represented in the textbook. Generally, it is hard for films to watch again or play back smoothly and quickly. This requires careful consideration in movie making to contexts of scenes, as producers of "SEKITAN" adds the scenes that are not referred in the textbook. But these scenes produce a new use of films in a school education.

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This paper discusses Problems that have developed through 'd'CATCH Project', and tells of its Perspective. d'CATCH which means 「DeCentralized Asian Transnational Challenge」 is the International Workshop project which continued since 2004 by four countries-Japan, Thailand, Philippines and China. This project which centers on [Media Literacy] and [Intercultural Understanding] is designed and practiced to inspect the two matters. The first is the figures of Asian people among themselves and its cause. The second is the try to construct the new media environment to recognize diversity and multiplicity. The surveys that practiced two times, before and after project, verified that this project is effective in Inter-cultural exchanging and learning media, because students can acquire the knowledge and skills about media, and shows the change of the image about other countries. Some kind of contrivance is needed to increase the opportunity like this project. For this, it is required that construct the new media which modify and complement the present media, not only people's network in Asia.

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The objective of this research is to point out limitations of traditional media research, and to claim re-define the media concept based on the viewpoint of socio-cultural approach. Firstly, the author reviews the history of JAEMS and explains the needs of research methodology which can adjust the changes of society. Secondly, the author insists that new framework of education itself can be considered as media, although media studies, traditionally, consist of media utilization and media critics. Furthermore, the author describes the problems of traditional media studies, and applying expansion of media concept and activity system to education can provide new interpretation. Finally, it is important for academic society to reach the consensus to develop new regulation toward the new research methodologies.

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