Paper short abstract:

In this presentation, we would like to discuss (1) Collaborative practice in Universities and corporations, and (2) Corporate training and its potential with regard to the application of Case-based Learning.

Paper long abstract:

In this presentation, we would like to discuss (1) Collaborative practice in Universities and corporations, and (2) Corporate training and its potential with regard to the application of Case-based Learning. Regarding point (1), we used the data from the joint sessions organized by Universities and corporations in Japan. This included inviting people from corporations and government sectors, as well as international students studying in Japan. From the analysis of the context of the discussion and from questionnaires used, it became clear that, through dialogue with others who have different standpoints to ones’ self, participants’ “awareness” of the strategy of intercultural conflict management (which are “ to share the presupposition” “to be in the viewpoint or standpoint of others” and “to find common points and discuss”) were promoted as were the ability to find conducts or viewpoints fo r solving the problems in the relationships that exist in the organization and the individuals (Kim 2018).

Regarding point (2), the data of some practice of Case-based Learning at the exchange events（cross-corporation styled）will be exhibited from the past two years which were organized with an economic organization in Japan. They were for working adults who were previously studying in Japan. Participants showed the changes in their perceptions or behaviours at work, by starting to reflect on their actions or environments objectively in their own self-view of the practice cases.　In addition, there was the example data of corporate training for four years with corporate employees and Japanese language educators (Kondoh, Tosaki, Ikeda and Kaneko 2019). Due to our continuous implementation of corporate training, we observed changes of the in-house structure, foreign employees, and even Japanese employees. Furthermore, we will indicate from the data of their reflection sheet o r interviews that those corporations currently changed into a place where foreign employees could take active roles and through the process, participants developed CDC.

Education or training applied Case-based Learning has the potentiality to contribute to the improvement of working environments through participants reconsidering a fixed sense of values and creating the basis of problem-solving while considering the opinions or standpoints of others.