Ogawa Seminar student received the “Outstanding Research Presentation Award” at the 30th Japan Society for Africa Educational Research Conference

The 30th Japan Society for Africa Educational Research (JSAER) Conference was held on the 1st and 2nd of October 2022, at the Kagoshima Women’s College. The 30th JSAER conference was an on-site and online meeting. At the conference, more than 20 researchers delivered presentations. One alumni, one doctoral student, and four master’s students from Professor Ogawa seminar presented their research.

The conference began with the opening remarks by Dr. Toyomi Uchida, the executive committee chairman of the conference, from Kagoshima Women’s College. The 30th-anniversary conference special session entitled “Reflecting on the path of the JSAER to the present,” was facilitated by Dr. Toyomi Uchida. The session started with the stage performance by Young Dancing Team ShikaJyoTan and Kagoshima Barati. Then, Professor Seiji Utsumi from Hiroshima University, Professor Nobuhide Sawamura from Osaka University, Dr. Nagisa Nakawa from Kanto Gakuin University, and Dr. Jun Kawaguchi from Tsukuba University had a panel discussion. The conference was closed by the closing remarks by Professor Kazuhiro Yoshida, the president of the JSAER.

At this forum Mr. Yudai Ishii, a master’s student who presented his research result at the conference, was awarded the “Outstanding Research Presentation Award.” His research title was “An Analysis of School-Based Management on Learning Achievement in Senegal Primary Education.” He presented his master’s thesis, which will be submitted next year.

The following Professor Ogawa seminar alumni and students presented their full paper and research proposal at the conference;

• Sanfo, J.M.B. “Language of instruction and learning outcomes inequalities in French-speaking Sub-Saharan African Primary Education: Evidence from PASEC data”, Proceedings of the 30th Japan Society for Africa Educational Research, p.14, 2022. (E)
• Yagi, A. “An Effect of Free Pre-primary Education Policy on Household Educational Expenditure in Kenya”, Proceedings of the 30th Japan Society for Africa Educational Research, p.11, 2022. (E)
• Ishii, Y. “An Analysis of School-Based Management on Learning Achievement in Senegal Primary Education”, Proceedings of the 30th Japan Society for Africa Educational Research, p.13, 2022. (E)
• Uno, K. “Analysis of Primary School Students’ Literacy During COVID-19 Pandemic in Uganda: Evidence from a Household-based Assessment”, Proceedings of the 30th Japan Society for Africa Educational Research, p.15, 2022. (E)
• Soubeiga, A.K. “Teacher Quality and Primary School Students’ Learning Achievements in Burkina Faso”, Proceedings of the 30th Japan Society for Africa Educational Research, p.16, 2022. (E)
• Furutani, Y. “Parental and School-Community Involvement and Students’ Learning Achievement of Primary Education in Kenya”, Proceedings of the 30th Japan Society for Africa Educational Research, p.12, 2022. (E)

The next Japan Society for Africa Educational Research (JSAER) conference will be held at Kobe University on April 8th and 9th, 2023.

Authored by Yuka Furutani (Master’s Student)