| dc.description.abstract | Twenty-first-century skill-based education has emerged as an innovative
approach to education. Many countries worldwide have adopted its principles to
infuse fresh ideas into their educational system to prepare students to be global
leaders. In 2015, the Japanese government also initiated the Super Global High school
(SGH) program to incorporate 21st-century learning skills into selected high schools
in Japan to empower students to be active participants on the international stage. Blue
Mountain High School was one of the selected high schools to implement the SGH
program.
This case study research provided an in-depth probe into how Blue Mountain
High School implemented the SGH program. This study demonstrated that the SGH
program had a significant impact on students who participated in the numerous
programs Blue Mountain offered under the umbrella of the SGH program. The results
showed that students who participated in the program gained profound exposure in
terms of knowledge and experience on global issues. Students demonstrated more
interest in global affairs and were eager to engage like-minded foreigners in
collaborative problem-solving projects. The result also showed that the SGH program
provided a forum for students to interact with experts in various fields of
humanitarian services. Through these interactions, students developed awareness and
understanding of domestic and international humanitarian issues. These issues
included social, political, and economic challenges people face around the globe.
Students were challenged to think and explore ways to address those issues as future
leaders.
The program also allowed the participants to develop, improve, and
demonstrate the essential 21st-century skills needed to survive current and future job
requirements. The participants demonstrated that despite their level of education and
status in society, they, too, could contribute effectively to solving social problems and
contribute to the welfare of society. During the implementation of the program,
classroom activities were engaging, motivating students to take more interest in
learning and expressing their opinions about issues freely. Students expressed more
interest in communicating in English as an outcome of Blue Mountain’s international
programs. The study also demonstrated through an innovation configuration map that
Blue Mountain substantially met all the requirements for implementing the SGH
program. | en_US |
