The Core of STS: Where are we ? Where are we headed? STS Education in Japan Yuko Fujigaki.
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The Core of STS: Where are we ? Where are we headed?
The Core of STS: Where are we ? Where are we headed?
STS Education in Japan
Yuko Fujigaki
STS in JapanSTS in Japan1990 STS Network Japan2001 JSSTS Established 2002. 1 Project on “Governance of S&T” Started 2002. 6 1st SDN Meeting Recommendation from S.Jasanoff
2003.12 International Workshop: for Editing Japanese STS Handbook
M.Callon, U.Felt, B.Wynne, R.Hagendijk, T.Gieryn
2005.11 Publication of STS Textbook
2005 4S Council Meeting: B. Latour’s recommendation to have 4S in Japan (500 members in JSSTS)
2010 4S in Tokyo with JSSTS
STS Degree Programs in Japan(2000-2010)
N.of Faculties M.A. Ph.D.University of Tokyo G. S. of Int.&Interdisciplinary Studies 3 19 11 G.S. of Humanities & Sociology 1 4 2 G.S. of Interdisciplinary Information S. 1 12 1
Tokyo Inst. of Technology 3 5 3
University of Kyoto 1 6 3Kobe University 2 3 1University of Osaka Communication Design Center 5 (Minor Course)The Graduate University of Advanced Studies(Sokendai)5 (Minor Course)
Philosophy of STS in Japan
For Scientists: Social Literacy of Scientists e.g. Science Communication Programs
Engineers: Engineering Ethics Premed: Biomedical Ethics
Policy Trainees: Social, political, ethical implication of S&T. Decision Making under Uncertainty e.g. White papers Liberal Arts Students: Education of “thinking critically”
Curriculums of Graduate Course
The core course Seminar I : Planning of Thesis-writing Seminar II: Knowledge, Plan, PoliticsAdditional Course Basic Theory for S&T Studies I ~Ⅳ Modern Thoughts on S&T I ~Ⅳ History of S&T I ~Ⅳ Philosophy of S&T I ~Ⅳ
3.11 Earthquake, Tsunami, and Accidents of Nuclear Power Plants
(1) What “unexpected” means in the disaster?(2) Strengths and weakness of “assumption”(3) Too much confidence in dike in north-east
(4) Information flow: conflict between professionals
(5) Citizen’s self-protection by self-measurement(6) Citizen’s literacy(7) Contingency of measured value
(8) Public Sphere for discussing future energy
What is the role of STS?
in the process of d after disasterWhistle blowing X O
On-going observation O
Posteriori Survey O O