Ogawa Seminar student received the “Outstanding Research Presentation Award” at the 31st Japan Society for Africa Educational Research Conference

On the 8th and 9th of April, the 31st Japan Society for Africa Educational Research (JSAER) Conference was held at the Graduate School of International Cooperation Studies (GSICS), Kobe University. The conference was held in a hybrid format, with 26 presentations concerning proposals and findings given by researchers and students from various universities. In addition, a special session titled ‘World Bank and SDG4 in Sub-Saharan Africa’ featured a debate between experts from the World Bank and recipient countries.

In the general membership meeting, Professor Keiichi Ogawa was nominated as the new president of the JSAER. Ms. Kaori Uchiyama, a new Ph.D. student under his supervision, was awarded the “Outstanding Research Presentation Award”. She presented her research finding under the title “An Analysis of Relationship between Socioeconomic Status and Early Childhood Development in Ghana”.

The following Professor Ogawa seminar alumni and students presented their entire paper and research proposal at this conference:

• Deo, K. “Three-Dimensional Analysis of the Factors Influencing Primary School Students Learning Achievements in Burundi”, Proceedings of the 31st Japan Society for Africa Educational Research, p.23, 2023. (E)
• Furutani, Y. “An Analysis of Community Participation and Learning Achievement in Kenyan Primary Education”, Proceedings of the 31st Japan Society for Africa Educational Research, p.40, 2023. (E)
• Ishii, Y. “Determinants of Household Financing on Basic Education in Malawi”, Proceedings of the 31st Japan Society for Africa Educational Research, p.22, 2023. (E)
• Sanfo, J.M.B. “A Machine Learning Approach to Predicting Student Learning Achievements in Burkina Faso”, Proceedings of the 31st Japan Society for Africa Educational Research, p.34, 2023. (E)
• Sara, T. “Analysis of Maternal Education and Foundational Learning Skills in Zimbabwe”, Proceedings of the 31st Japan Society for Africa Educational Research, p.30, 2023. (E)
• Shimabe, K. “An Analysis of Pre-primary Education Experience and Academic Achievement in Ugandan Primary Education”, Proceedings of the 31st Japan Society for Africa Educational Research, p.24, 2023. (E)
• Sun, C. “Analysis of Child Discipline and Its Association with Foundational Learning Skills in Malawi”, Proceedings of the 31st Japan Society for Africa Educational Research, p.33, 2023. (E)
• Uchiyama, K. “An Analysis of Relationship between Socioeconomic Status and Early Childhood Development in Ghana”, Proceedings of the 31st Japan Society for Africa Educational Research, p.32, 2023. (E)
• Uno, K. “Learning Disparities by Household Wealth in Ugandan Primary Schools: Catalytical Role of Distance Learning During Covid-19”, Proceedings of the 31st Japan Society for Africa Educational Research, p.16, 2023. (E)
• Xinyu, J. “A Study of Demand-side Factors Affecting Primary Students’ Decision to Drop out in Rural Malawi”, Proceedings of the 31st Japan Society for Africa Educational Research, p.35, 2023. (E)
• Yagi, A. “Expansion of Pre-primary Education and Student’s Learning Outcomes: Evidence from Universal Pre-primary Education Policy in Kenya”, Proceedings of the 31st Japan Society for Africa Educational Research, p.11, 2023. (E)

It should be noted that, with a successful performance during this event, the next JSAER conference will be taken place at Teikyo University later this year, around September.

Authored by: Thavrith Sara (M1 Student)