Verification of the Effectiveness of Developing Advanced Transferable Skills through Overseas Field Study : A Quantitative Analysis

ツジタ, ナツキ

Tsujita, Natsuki

小川, 歩人

オガワ, アユト

Ogawa, Ayuto

田島, 知之

タジマ, トモユキ

Tajima, Tomoyuki

許, 俊卿

キョ, シュンケイ

Xu, Junqing

Center for the Study of Co* Design, Osaka University

フィールドスタディ

高度汎用力

Malaysia

Field Study

Transferable Skills

This study aimed to investigate whether the "Overseas Field Study," a component of the Cross-Boundary Innovation program curriculum, fosters advanced transferable skills. In 2023, a 10-day field study was conducted in Sabah, Malaysia, involving 10 participants. To measure changes in advanced transferable skills, participants completed self-assessments using a five-point Likert scale for ten items, including "the ability to conceptualize creative solutions." Additionally, during the field study, daily reflection sheets were distributed to capture participants' thoughts on activities. These sheets included four open-ended questions focusing on topics such as "new discoveries, differences in values, and deepening interests." For advanced transferable skills, the Wilcoxon signed-rank test was conducted, and for the reflection sheets, quantitative text analysis was performed. Analysis revealed no significant increase in self-assessed advanced transferable skills; however, daily reflections suggested that participants, through their experiences of staying in a different cultural and environmental setting and engaging with local residents, reached a starting point for identifying new challenges. To further evaluate the educational impact of such field studies, it will be necessary to explore objective assessment methods conducted by third parties, rather than relying solely on participants' subjective self-evaluations.

小川, 歩人

田島, 知之

許, 俊卿