- Presents the perspectives of a lecturer, a teaching assistant, and a student toward an approach applied to teaching a hard science like physics at a liberal arts college
- Comprises example lectures from a basic physics course as presented by a lecturer and as understood by the student, providing a unique perspective on whether the goal of the course is transferred to the benefit of the student
- Introduces a unique and inductive definition of education obtained by Prof. Okano over many years of rich experiences of learning, teaching, and doing research in Japan and in many other countries
Ken Okano is a professor of physics at ICU, Japan. He received his PhD from Tokai University, Japan, in 1990. He has been a visiting scientist/professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA; University of Cambridge, UK; and National University of Singapore. He has published more than 100 papers in high-impact factor journals, including Nature.
Joshua D. John is pursuing his PhD under Prof. Okano at ICU. He received his BE (Honours) from the National University of Science and Technology, Zimbabwe, in 2012, and MA in natural sciences from ICU in 2018. He has authored or coauthored seven papers in international journals, focusing on quantum superlattice structures of amorphous materials.
Eri Yamamoto is a transfer medical student at Gunma University, Japan. She received her BA from ICU in 2021. During her undergraduate studies, she majored in psychology while she took courses in physics, biology, and anthropology, among others. Her areas of interest are developmental disorders, neuroscience, and developmental psychology.
Title: Liberal Arts in Japan: Perspectives and Policies in Science and Engineering
Author: Yamamoto, Eri,John, Joshua D.,Okano, Ken
ISBN: 9789814968058
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Publisher: Jenny Stanford Publishing
Publication Date: 2022-06-30
Number of Pages: 58
Weight: 0.1180 kg
