AY2022 Center for Inclusive Leadership（CIL）
Research Project Grant
研究代表者

氏名

所属・職位

ResearchRepresentative

Affiliation/Position

研究課題名
Research Title

Towards Developing a Pedagogy for Inclusive Environmental Citizenship Education

研究メンバー
Research Group
Members

APS

Name

FAEZEH MAHICHI

氏名

所属

職位

Name

Affiliation

Position

ROUX PETRUS WILLEM

APU

Associate
Professor

ALCANTARA LAILANILAYNESAAPU

Professor

Institute for a Secure andSustainable Environment, The
HUISINGH DONALD
Professor
University of Tennessee, USA
Academic Advisor of APU
Institute for Applied Material
Flow Management (IfaS), TrierDASANAYAKE
University of Applied Sciences,
LecturerRANAHANSA
Germany
Alumni of APU-IMAT Dual
Master Program, Class 2012
TAKEKAWA
Faculty of Humanities,Professor
DAISUKE
University of Kitakyushu, Japan
2022 年度 研究経過（研究経過・到達点を明確にご記入ください。800～1,000 字）AY2022 Research Progress (Please clearly state the research progress, results, approx. 400 words.)

The current project has a 2-year scope with the development of a pedagogy for inclusive
environmental citizenship education. The project draws upon several local community structures
adjacent to our university and centralizes three main pillars: (1) a pedagogy for higher education, (2)environmental citizenship education and (3) diversity management and inclusivity. We focus on
identifying research overlaps and gaps, collecting data, and utilizing and/or developing appropriate
research tools to explore, map and delimit the area. We utilize an action research model, withmixed-methods, and explorative research method. This approach aims to generate theory based on
forms of in-situ, observed and participatory education where data is generated through traditionaland experience-based learning. Based on the findings, we will attempt to construct a preliminary
framework to underpin the development of an inclusive environmental citizenship education that isrelevant to our institution, and appropriate for international education within a Japanese context.
The result of our research for June 2022 to end of March 2023 is as follow:
1) Designing research instrument
We have designed a survey questionnaire as the research instrument consists of: (a) learning needs &expectations surveys; (b) Environmental Citizenship Questionnaire (ECQ); (c) Cultural Intelligence
Questionnaire (CQFS); and (d) measures for inclusivity & diversity management. The survey wasapproved by APU’s Research Compliance/Ethics Review Research (approval number 2023-1).
12) Presenting in AP Conference 2022:
The title of our presentation as: “Designing an Inclusive Pedagogy for Environmental Citizenship
Education: Results from a Learning Analysis at an International University in Japan.”
We presented the result of our conducted survey questionnaire to 1) assess the development ofEnvironmental Citizenship in students, 2) Understand impact of the course content on thedevelopment of cultural intelligence (CQ), 3) survey the perceptions of inclusive practices and senseof inclusion & belonging among students at APU.
3) Inviting guest speakers to APU courses:
In order to contribute to inclusive teaching and learning in APU classrooms, we invited guest speakers
from the local community, industry, environmentalist and APU environmental student club members.
The talks provided an opportunity for students to learn from the best practises from the speakers.
Furthermore, it welcomed the guests to be a part of learning design (please see the figure 1 for thedetails of the invited guest spkeakers).

23Figure 1. Inviting guest to APU courses
4) Advising and working closely with the APU students & Leadership development:
Members of the research team have been working with the APU student club, ECOS (EnvironmentalCommunity for Sustainability) and Beppu local community, KEPC (Kamegawa Environmental ProtectionClub). We have participated in the cultural and environmental protection events conducted jointly by
KEPC and ECOS to observe the inclusivity amongst APU student bodies and local environmental
activists’ communities. We have consistently worked to develop capacity, to create and sustain
connections between local organizations and APU students and have invested time and energy into
student leadership development.

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2022 年度中の研究発表（予定を含めてご記入ください）
Publication of Research in AY2022 (journal articles, conferences, etc.) (Please include future plans aswell)
発表方法
詳細
Publication
Methods

Details
著書・論文名等
Title of Books or Articles

出版社／掲載誌・巻号等

刊行年月日

Name of Publisher /Name and Volume of Journal

Date ofPublication

著書・論文等
Books or Articles

タイトル
Title

学会等
Presentation at an
AcademicConference

学会名Name of an Academic Conference

Designing an Inclusive Pedagogy AP Conferencefor Environmental Citizenship
Education: Results from a
Learning Analysis at an
International University in Japan

発表年月日
Date ofPresentation

2022/12/03

その他
Others2023 年度 研究計画（800～1,000 字）
Research Plan for AY2023 (Please clearly state the research progress, results, approx. 400 words.)
In the coming year, we will continue to collect data through the established research plan we havefollowed thus far. In addition, we will continue with data analysis and the writing-up of research findings
achieved thus far, with a view to publication of at least two academic articles. Some of our members (atleast two) will likely also participate in training for Systems Thinking to enable the team to design a morecomprehensive pedagogical framework for sustainability.
We are planning to disseminate the research achievements to academic society and public through theusing the following methods:• Conferences AY2023: AP Conference, 2023 / iREEC March 2024
• Publications AY2023-24: 2 articles• CIL website & publication• APU/Beppu city - website publication, newspaper, community news
• Public workshops in collaboration with local community organizations

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