(Instructor : Prof. Mina Hattori)
Training location : Malaysia (Tanjung Malim and Cameron Highland in Perak State)
Date : September 3 (Wed) - 8 (Mon), 2014
Places to visit :
1.?Sekolah Kebangsaan, Sultan Idris University of Education in Tanjung Malim
2.?Orang Asli village (village of indigenous Malaysian people)
3.?A hospital in Cameron Highland district, agricultural facilities (tea and strawberry cultivation facilities) etc.
Objective :
Observing Malaysian education, medical care and agricultural facilities to find out what problems is multicultural society in Malaysia facing with in order to achieve its well-being
Research Assistants : 7 participants (3 from Graduate School of Education and Human Development, 4 from other Graduate Schools)
Academic staffs : 4 attendants
Recruitment period: Until June 25 (Wed), 2014
Requirements:
If you would like to join this overseas fieldwork, please send your essay about "what you would like to observe in Malaysia", written in Japanese (700-800 words) or in English (500-1000 words), and send it by email to the Graduate School of Education and Human Development, Well-being Office, Ms. Junko Mori ( e-Mail : mori.junko@h.mbox.nagoya-u.ac.jp )
Summary and Objectives:
?We are working on Implementation of Well-being in Asia and Problems & Prospects of Multicultural Societies as the theme of our program. We'd like to know what are the real conditions and problems that multicultural societies are facing with, especially in education, agricultural economics, health care and medical facilities, on their way to achieve well-being.
?As we know, Malaysia is a typical multicultural state and a multiracial society since its population is composed of at least 3 different races. For this reason, we have chosen Malaysia as our observation destination to try to find out what are the real problems existing there, and to set up possible solutions using multidisciplinary approach.
?In more details, we plan to visit and observe Sekolah Kebangsaan (national multiracial school) and Chinese School to learn about multicultural education run by Malaysian government, followed by a special lecture from a Professor of Sultan Idris University of Education about indigenous Malaysian people before we observe their village.
?We are also planning to have an observation about counseling network for mental health care in Malaysia in order to observe the real conditions, since compared to European, Asian hospitals are often inefficient in providing this kind of health care service. We can adjust the schedule for participants who wish to observe the counseling room, interview the staffs, etc.
?In Cameron Highland we plan to observe some agricultural facilities, such as tea plantation and strawberry plantation, to understand the development of agriculture in rural areas and learn about their economic power as one of the well-being pillars.