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Strategies to Enhance Deep Understanding Among Students Through Essay
Get PDFThis article reports on a strategy for using essays not only as the base for performance
evaluation but also as an aid for students in gaining a deep understanding of the content of
the lectures. This approach draws on the argument that writing can be viewed as a part
of active learning, which is an important aspect of university education in Japan in the
first quarter of the 21st century. Here, we build on this approach to examine the forms
of essay structures associated with deep understanding among students. As the first
strategy, students can gain opportunities to achieve deep understanding by organizing and
describing topics that were discussed fragmentarily in various parts of the lecture and
from different perspectives. In the other strategy, students are guided in organizing and
describing the content of the lecture by classifying it into the known and unknown aspects
to achieve deep understanding. Lastly, we report on the effectiveness and limitations of
two trials that utilize these structures when writing essaysdepartmental bulletin pape
Acquisiti of Land Ownership by Sefukuji Temple on Mount Makio During Japan's Transition to Modern Times
Get PDFSefukuji Temple on Mount Makio in Izumi, the southern part of Osaka named Senshu Region, is a traditional issan temple, which is a collection of sub-temples and monks in one location. This paper elucidates how Sefukuji Temple acquired the land ownership recognized by the state of Japan in the transition to modern times. The study focuses on the following two processes. The first is how the spatial structure of the mountain
and the sub-temples were connected to the complex legal structure. They were partly subjected to mountain land tax and partly exempt from tax as the estate of a temple.
These were approved under the early modern feudal system; thus, we understand these factors as the historical premises of the transition period to modernity. The second is to clarify specific ways that the temple responded to the Meiji government’s land policy that developed from the disposition, or confiscation by the government, of the estates of temples and shrines to the land tax reform. This paper first explains that it is possible to understand the complex legal structure of the mountain in the modern era according to its spatial structure represented in the “Picture Map of Mt. Makio.” Second, it shows that the two stages, which led to the acquisition of land ownership by the temple in the modern era, correspond to the spatial structure of the mountain. Finally, it presents how Sefukuji Temple researched its own historic documents to examine its relationship with the land and the surrounding area since the early modern era, and how they utilized that information to construct an argument to demand land ownership from the government.departmental bulletin pape
Videos Uploaded from Sumba on YouTube: The Revitalization of Tradition in Eastern Indonesia
Get PDFThis paper is the first report on the research project titled “Interdisciplinary Study of
Mutual Cultural Exchange between Japan and Indonesia （III）,” which was funded by the
Research Institute of St. Andrew’s University. It aims to explore the kinds of videos that
people on the island of Sumba have uploaded on YouTube and their backgrounds. This
study focuses not only on the ongoing phenomena but also on a more broadly defined
media that have completely changed since the late 1980s. Presently, many anthropologists
face difficulty in conducting research owing to COVID-19. This research project is a kind
of tentative online ethnography that connects the newest digital data with the materials
on hand. In Indonesia, an emerging economy in Southeast Asia, internet users have been
increasing rapidly, and most of them use mobile phones.
The island of Sumba is located on the periphery of eastern Indonesia and one of the
country’s most sparsely populated and impoverished regions. Before the Christianization
began, all the Sumbanese believed in marapu （ancestral spirits）. However, with continuous
modernization, the number of marapu followers has decreased drastically. They have also
faced legal and social discrimination. Their marginalization should be considered based on
the background of videos made by the Sumbanese. The paper examines three YouTube
channels and other genres of videos. First, the “Lii Marapu Project” channel, funded by
NGOs, intends to revitalize traditional marapu cultural assets, such as Sumbanese music.
Second, students of the Christian University of Wira Wacana Sumba make and upload
short movies. Most of the movies are based on the theme of the Sumbanese customs,
such as marriage prescription, which they are concerned with. Third, a junior-high school
teacher produces short movies depicting cheerful high school life in which local students
perform. Compared to serious stories made by the university students, these movies are
produced with relatively less local culture and have a larger audience. Besides these short
movies, this study also explored a video made by another Sumbanese teacher depicting his
own version of history in which Sumbanese ancestors appear to originate from the Garden
of Eden.
These YouTube videos can be discussed in terms of two kinds of changing media.
First, the media through which Sumbanese history and traditions are disseminated have
completely changed. During the late 1980s, village elders abided by customs passed down
aurally from generation to generation and conducted annual rituals for marapu. Theredepartmental bulletin pape
Corporate Marketing IT Strategy with Consideration of Consumer Sentiment During COVID-19 Pandemic
Get PDFSurvey on consumer sentiment was conducted to explore impact on
changes in their sets of values during COVID-19 pandemic. This study
revealed self-support awareness and willingness to disseminate one’s
thoughts through SNS increased to evade isolation from society and that
firms became more considerate of customer needs to further develop
relationship. With such consumer sentiment changes and acceptance to
market, this study suggests three focus areas of corporate marketing IT
strategies to be competitive during and after COVID-19 pandemic.departmental bulletin pape
