TARGETissuesSocial Innovation ProgramSchool of Social Sciences, Waseda UniversityAPPROACHtoStudyStrivingtopromotesustainablecommunityandsocialdevelopmentonagloballevelisahopeweshareforthefuture.TheSustainableDevelopmentGoals(SDGs)promotedbytheUNisconnectedtoourawarenessoftheissues.Liberatingcommunitiesfromtheimpactofdevastatingnatural(earthquakes,tsunami,typhoon)andman-madedisasters(social,economic,andenviron-mentalissues,terrorism,civilwar)anditslastingeffectsisamajorissueallovertheworld.JapanandtheAsian-Pacificregionhaveovercomevarioushardshipssuchasaninfluxofnaturaldisasters,aswellastheeffectsofcolonialism,politicalunrest,poverty,andviolence.Suchexperiencesshouldbesharedandthentransmittedtotheworld.Weshouldovercomethememoriesofthepast,calmourfeelingsofangerandresentmentcausedbysocialissues,restorestabilitytocivilizedpoliticalorder,revitalizeregionaleconomies,protectthebountifulnessofthelandandsea,andmaketheconstructionofinclusiveandstrongresidencesareality.Inordertoachieveallthis,wemustexpandandstrengthencivilsociety,reformcommunitiesandcollaborativesocialsystems,constructsocialcapacitystartingfromthelegislativesystem,andcontributetosocietybygeneratingnewideasthroughsocialinnovation.Learningtoacquirethedrivingforcetomakesuchgoalsarealityisthethemeofthisfield.Citizensdeliberateatameetingatthe“Casaco”globallearningcenterwhichisacollaborativeeffortbetweenthelocalcommunityandNPO.ThisprojectwouldlaterwinanawardfromtheCityPlanningInstituteofJapan.(ImagecourtesyofYokohamacity,KanagawaPrefecture)WasedaUniversitywasthefirstinJapantoofferaprograminCommunityDevelopment.Utilizingtheuniversity’sreputationforbeingapioneerschool,weprovideafulfillingeducationalenvironmentthatcollaborateswithsociety.First,studentswilldevelopahighglobalawarenessofsocial,economic,andenvironmentalissuesaswellasanethicalsenseofresponsibilitytowardsalleviatingtheinequalityanddisparitythatexistsinthirdworldcountriesandotherdevelopingnations.Studentswillalsoacquiretheinsighttounderstandandbesensitivetoglobalchanges,developcriticalthinkingskillstodissectexistingmaterialsandmediadiscourses,researchmethodologiesthroughfieldwork,andlearnstatis-ticalmethods.Theywillalsolearntodevelopnewsocialconceptualskills,particularlytheskilltoplanaheadandtomakegoalsareality,aswellasthefacilitationskillsneededtorunworkshopsormakeimportantdecisions.Suchskillsareessentialinfuturepolicyleaders.WewillalsoencouragestudentstoparticipateinthevariousSSS-affiliateddomesticandoverseasinternshipsandstudyabroadprogramthatwehavetooffer.Accumulatingexperienceincommunicatingwithpeoplefromvariouswalksoflife,languages,andculturestrainsstudentstopushtheirgoalswithoutbecomingdiscouragedbyoppositionormisunderstanding.StudentswillalsopolishtheirwritingskillsthroughfieldreportswhichwillleadtothesuccessfulcompletionoftheirCapstoneProject.ThisfieldwillalsopreparestudentswishingtopursuegraduatestudiesinCommunityandSocialDevelopment.study10Field 01COMMUNITY & SOCIALDEVELOPMENT
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