・Master's Course:
The program aims to develop educational researchers who can design teaching, learning, and support systems required in future society by focusing on (a) the settings (spaces) in which learning takes place, (b) the mechanisms that facilitate learning (curricula and learning materials), and (c) the people who support learning (professionals). In particular, students will acquire the ability to analyze the current conditions and challenges related to competencies to be developed, curricula, instructional methods, assessment methods, learning environments, interpersonal support, and learning support across all educational (human resource development) settings, including schools. Based on flexible thinking and evidence-based approaches, they will be able to formulate visions for reforming teaching and learning support and promote research on teaching, learning, and special needs support through research supervision and human resource development practices.
・Doctoral Course:
The program aims to develop highly advanced educational researchers who can strategically design teaching, learning, and support systems required in future society by focusing on (a) the settings (spaces) in which learning takes place, (b) the mechanisms that facilitate learning (curricula and learning materials), and (c) the people who support learning (professionals). In particular, students will acquire the ability to analyze the current conditions and challenges related to competencies to be developed, curricula, instructional methods, assessment methods, learning environments, interpersonal support, and learning support across all educational (human resource development) settings, including teacher education programs at higher education institutions. Based on flexible thinking and evidence-based approaches, they will be able to formulate alternative strategies, conduct research and development on innovative and leading approaches to teaching and learning support for the next generation, and disseminate their findings to the broader educational community.

・Master's Course:
To cultivate leading educational researchers capable of conducting research and development on future-oriented education across all fields of education (human resource development), the program offers specialized subjects designed to develop the knowledge and competencies necessary to design inclusive and collaborative learning spaces, as well as innovative next-generation curricula, teaching materials, instructional methods, and assessment approaches. The program requires Special Study as a core subject forming the academic foundation of the program’s two major fields: teaching sciences and learning sciences and special needs education. In addition, it offers the following integrated subject groups: Teaching and Learning Space Design Subjects, Teaching and Learning Curriculum Design Subjects, Teaching Content and Learning Materials Design Subjects, Educational Support Professional Design Subjects, Educational Data Science Subjects, and Educational Field Research Subjects.
Under Special Study, students take either Special Study in Teaching Innovation Sciences or Special Study in Learning Sciences and Disability Studies, depending on their course affiliation. The former focuses on research grounded in teaching sciences employing interdisciplinary approaches informed by diverse academic fields, while the latter focuses on research based on learning sciences and special needs education.
As elective subjects, Teaching and Learning Space Design Subjects focus on the design of settings (spaces) in which learning takes place; Teaching and Learning Curriculum Design Subjects focus on the design of mechanisms that facilitate learning (curricula); Teaching Content and Learning Materials Design Subjects focus on the design of mechanisms that facilitate learning (learning materials); and Educational Support Professional Design Subjects focus on the design of the human resources (professionals) who support learning. Educational Data Science Subjects incorporate selected subjects from the Education Data Science Program and focus on the application of data science in educational (human resource development) settings. Educational Field Research Subjects provide opportunities to learn directly from educational, learning-support, and special-needs-support settings. As a general principle, each subject group includes both foundational and advanced research courses, enabling students to develop comprehensive research capabilities through multidimensional learning while freely selecting a broad range of subjects to deepen their individual areas of expertise.
Students in the Teaching Innovation Sciences Course primarily take Teaching and Learning Space Design Subjects, Teaching and Learning Curriculum Design Subjects, and Teaching Content and Learning Materials Design Subjects. Students in the Learning Sciences and Disability Studies Course primarily take Teaching and Learning Space Design Subjects, Teaching and Learning Curriculum Design Subjects, and Educational Support Professional Design Subjects. The program also offers Special Needs Education Advanced Teaching License Subjects and School Psychologist Certification Subjects for students seeking professional qualifications.
　・Doctoral Course:
The program requires Special Study as a compulsory subject. Depending on their course affiliation, students take either Special Study in Teaching Innovation Sciences or Special Study in Learning Sciences and Disability Studies. Through this research, students develop the advanced qualities and competencies required of highly skilled educational researchers capable of designing and developing future-oriented educational systems across all fields of education (human resource development). They learn to analyze current conditions and challenges related to competencies to be developed, curricula, instructional methods, assessment methods, learning environments, interpersonal support, and learning support, and, based on flexible thinking and evidence-based approaches, to formulate alternative strategies, conduct research and development on innovative and leading approaches to teaching and learning support for the next generation, and disseminate their findings to the broader educational community.

The program defines the form of education required in future society as future-oriented education. Its name, Teaching and Learning Sciences Program, reflects its commitment to educational research grounded in the two fundamental and complementary dimensions of educational practice—teaching and learning—which serve as the program’s central pillars. Drawing on the foundations of teaching sciences (didactics; the science of teaching) and learning sciences (the science of learning), the program promotes research on the principles, methods, and content of education.
While the degree field is classified as education and early childhood education, the program aims to cultivate leading educational researchers capable of conducting research and development on future-oriented education by focusing on (a) the settings (spaces) in which learning takes place, (b) the mechanisms that facilitate learning (curricula and learning materials), and (c) the people who support learning (professionals). Because the scope of research is not limited to the conventional boundaries of education and early childhood education, the following degrees may be awarded under the program: Master of Education, Doctor of Philosophy in Education, Master of Educational Psychology, Doctor of Philosophy in Educational Psychology, Master of Philosophy, or Doctor of Philosophy in Arts and Sciences.

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