Study on the educational effects of on-board training as marine education

This study focused on the educational effects of on-board training and demonstrated its educational effects, particularly in marine education. Chapter 1 introduced the background, purpose, and motivation of this study. It also presented an overview of previous studies concerning the content and educational effects of on-board training. Chapter 2 introduced the concept of sea orientation, analyzing changes in the sea orientation of students due to on-board training. It clarified that the students' viewpoint about 'sea,' 'ship,' and 'seaman' was improved after on-board training. Chapter 3 presented an investigation and analysis of students' free descriptions of their own mentality changes following on-board training, in addition to other outcomes of the training. The educational effects of on-board training, as experienced by the students, were then divided into three major categories: 'curriculum and environment of on-board training,' 'educational effects of group action and group life,' and 'personal change and growth.' Chapter 4 drew upon the results of Chapter 3 to examine the superiority of on-board training over onshore training. It demonstrated that students learned the importance of cooperation, collaboration, and coordination with associates in an unfamiliar environment, in addition to acquiring experience in the group interactions of daily life at sea. Chapter 5 presented results of a survey of students in secondary school for fishery with regard to their sea orientation, image of fishermen, and self-efficacy over career choices. The survey also examined the impact of opportunities to encounter ships, as provided in on-board training. The results revealed a tendency wherein students with more experience of on-board training and more opportunities to encounter ships had a higher orientation toward 'sea,' 'ship,' 'seaman,' and 'fisherman.' Moreover, students who had more opportunities to encounter ships showed a stronger feeling of self-efficacy. Chapter 6 presented an examination of on-board training, the results of which indicated that it has definite educational effects in the context of environmental education. Finally, Chapter 7 organized the outcomes of the study to form the conclusion.