Case Study of Compare Maritime and Ocean Educational Style for under MET

• Main Author: Tomoki Takimoto
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Gdynia Maritime University 2021-03-01
• Series: TransNav: International Journal on Marine Navigation and Safety of Sea Transportation
• Subjects: maritime education and training (met); met system in japan; maritime and marine education; lecture type; sustainable development goal (sdg); ministry of education, culture, sports, science and technology (mext); educational method; island nation
• Online Access: http://www.transnav.eu/files/Case Study of Compare Maritime and Ocean Educational Style for under MET,1099.pdf
• ISSN: 2083-6473; 2083-6481

As an island nation, the topic of training and sending out seafarers is a present challenge in Japan. Awareness activities for elementary, junior high, and senior high school students are essential for securing future mariner job candidates. In this study, we conducted maritime and marine educational methods using various procedures to raise awareness about previous maritime industries. We also brought in maritime specialists for junior high school students who will be continuing to maritime educational institutions, and conducted a comparative study of the results. In this study, we compared three types of educational content: lectures on leadership techniques, observational field trips, and hands-on lessons. The results showed that students had the highest interest in the hands-on lessons, followed by observational field trips, then finally the lectures. These results demonstrated that when creating class content for maritime and marine education, this should be adapted to the identity of the young people who are to receive that education.