Social psychology of community

・Students will select a topic of interest from the textbook, summarize its contents, and deliver a presentation incorporating related research and
examples.
・Students will be divided into groups to conduct fieldwork or survey on issues within the local community and discuss the results.
・Drawing from the presentation contents, students will discuss how to address these local community issues by applying psychology knowledge.

Community, social psychology, group work

Class 1: Orientation
Class 2: Understanding Criminal and Disaster Issues
Class 3: Understanding Education and Child-rearing Issues
Class 4: Understanding Scenery and Environmental Issues
Class 5: Understanding Volunteering in the Community
Class 6: Understanding Intergenerational and Inter-regional Exchanges
Class 7: Understanding Citizen Participation and Government Relations
Class 8: Discussion and In-depth Analysis of Criminal and Disaster issues
Class 9: Discussion and In-depth Analysis of Education and Child-rearing Issues
Class 10: Discussion and In-depth Analysis of Scenery and Environmental Issues
Class 11: Discussion and In-depth Analysis of Volunteering in the Community
Class 12: Discussion and In-depth Analysis of Intergenerational and Inter-regional Exchanges
Class 13: Discussion and In-depth Analysis of Citizen Participation and Government Relations
Class 14: Comprehensive Discussion on Local Community Issues
Class 15: Summary and Course Survey
Individual topics may vary based on students' interests and social circumstances.

Syllabus (Japanese site only)