Ogawa Seminar student received the “Outstanding Research Presentation Award” at the 32nd Japan Society for Africa Educational Research Conference

On the 30th of September and 1st of October of 2023, the 32nd Japan Society for Africa Educational Research (JSAER) Conference was held Teikyo University. At this conference, 1 alumnus, 6 Ph.D. students, and 2 M.A. students from Kobe University presented their research proposal and findings.

The first day of this conference started with an opening address by Associate Professor Asayo Ohba of Teikyo University, the chairman of the executive committee of this conference.

Also, in the special session of “Decolonizing and De-hegemonizing African Education Studies: Searching for Encounters in Comparative and International Education”, Professor Taeko Okitsu of Otsuma Women’s University and Associate Professor Jin Liu of Tohoku University provided the keynote speech, with Professor Keita Takayama of Kyoto University as a debater.

After the first day of this conference, an information exchange meeting was held, and we got valuable opportunities to communicate with researchers from other universities.

In this conference, Mr. Takumi Kobayashi, a Ph.D. student under the supervision of Professor Keiichi Ogawa was awarded the “Outstanding Research Presentation Award”. He presented his research findings under the title “The Relationship between Community and Parental Participation and Learning Outcomes in Ugandan Primary Education: An Examination of Cultural Capital Differences”.

The following Professor Keiichi Ogawa’s seminar alumni and students presented their research findings and research proposal at this conference. English presentation is mentioned as (E)

• Ishii, Y. “An Analysis of Maternal Household Decision-making on Children’s Schooling in Malawi”, Proceedings of the 32nd Japan Society for Africa Educational Research, p.24, 2023. (E)
• Kobayashi, K. “The Relationship between Community and Parental Participation and Learning Outcomes in Ugandan Primary Education: An Examination of Cultural Capital Differences”, Proceedings of the 32nd Japan Society for Africa Educational Research, p.22, 2023. (E)
• Minami, R. “Childcare Access and Maternal Employment: Evidence from Ghana”, Proceedings of the 32nd Japan Society for Africa Educational Research, p.23, 2023. (E)
• Mizukure, M. “Analysis of the Relationship between Menstruation-Related Issues and Academic Performance in Primary Education in Uganda”, Proceedings of the 32nd Japan Society for Africa Educational Research, p.9, 2023. (E)
• Uchiyama, K. “Analysis of Changes in Household Expenditure on Education in Rwanda”, Proceedings of the 32nd Japan Society for Africa Educational Research, p.8, 2023. (E)
• Uno, K. “Consequences of Child Labor on Education, Health, and Labor Market: Results from Young Lives in Ethiopia”, Proceedings of the 32nd Japan Society for Africa Educational Research, p.27, 2023. (E)
• Sanfo, J.M.B. “Gender Inequalities in Learning Achievements: Analyzing Trends and Factors in Francophone Sub-Saharan Africa”, Proceedings of the 32nd Japan Society for Africa Educational Research, p.30, 2023. (E)
• Yagi, A. “The Effect of Pre-primary School Attendance on Early Childhood Development in Kenya: A 2SLS Analysis Using Scaling-up Access to Schools”, Proceedings of the 32nd Japan Society for Africa Educational Research, p.28, 2023. (E)
• Yan, M. “An Analysis of the Demand-side Factors Associated with Primary Education Out-of-School in Nigeria”, Proceedings of the 32nd Japan Society for Africa Educational Research, p.18, 2023. (E)

I was able to learn about different perspectives and approaches to research at this conference. Also, I was able to deepen my research by interacting with other researchers studying about education in Africa. I want to express my sincere gratitude to Professor Keiichi Ogawa, President of JSAER, for giving me this opportunity.

The next JSAER conference will be held at Tohoku University in April, 2024.

Authored by Mayuko Mizukure