@article{oai:hirosaki.repo.nii.ac.jp:00005155, author = {多田, 恵実}, journal = {弘前大学教養教育開発実践ジャーナル}, month = {Mar}, note = {Creating innovative curriculum is a complicated work comprising various considerations on how the participants should be cultivated on the program. In 2013, Hirosaki University started the HIROSAKI Hayabusa College, a sort of honors program to foster future leaders with cross-cultural abilities. Hayabusa participants can join the two short study-abroad programs, backed up by the sponsorship of the college, in an English speaking country and then, in an Asian country. Their goals are to nurture; 1) language communication abilities, 2) skills to coexist in harmony in diverse cultural environments and 3) critical thinking skills that enable one to reflect on one’s culture and how this culture influences one’s attitudes, behavior, and thinking. Taking part in its working group of the program, the author will describe its curriculum, how it was formed, how it was carried on, and the issues that had to be tackled with along the way. The original program has lasted for three years, proceeding to the fourth stage in the fall of 2016. With this changing period, the author hopes to reflect on the program by summarizing the program and contribute to the further development of the entire program, 弘前大学教養教育開発実践ジャーナル, 1, p.109-117, 2017}, pages = {109--117}, title = {In Search of an Ideal Curriculum}, volume = {1}, year = {2017}, yomi = {タダ, メグミ} }