The 59th Japan Comparative Education Society (JCES) Annual Conference was Held at Sophia University

The 59th Japan Comparative Education Society Annual Conference (JCES) was held at Sophia University, Japan, this year. The conference, held in a hybrid format, was divided into two parts.  The first part included online research presentation sessions and book talk sessions from June 16th to 18th, 2023. The second part, featuring the general meeting, open symposium, reception, round table, young researchers’ exchange meeting, and research project panels I and II, occurred from June 24th to 25th, 2023. The theme of this year’s open symposium was “Learning Communities for a Sustainable Society,” with discussions focusing on people’s learning and the networks that support it, as educational reform is attracting attention in Japan and abroad. During the event, two graduates, three doctoral students, and four master’s students from the Ogawa-seminar presented their research results.

At round table I-3 held on the 25th, Professor Ogawa delivered a presendation on the theme of “Elucidating the teaching-learning process related to the quality of education: a comparative study of Asian, South American, and African Countries.” Professor Ogawa, along with six professors from other universities presented their research findings.

All the presentations by participants from the Ogawa-seminar are listed below in alphabetical order:

• Furutani, Y. “School-Based Management and Primary School Students’ Learning Achievement in Lao PDR”. Proceedings of the 59th Japan Comparative Education Society Annual Conference, p.27, 2023. (E)
• Guo, R. “An analysis of the Urban-Rural Differences in Secondary Education in Cambodia: Focusing on Private Tutoring”. Proceedings of the 59th Japan Comparative Education Society Annual Conference, p.27, 2023. (E)
• Ishii, Y. “Influences of School-based Management on Learning Achievement in Senegal Primary Education”. Proceedings of the 59th Japan Comparative Education Society Annual Conference, p.15, 2023. (E)
• Lyu, S. “The Relationship between ICT Usage and Secondary School Students’ Academic Achievement in Cambodia”. Proceedings of the 59th Japan Comparative Education Society Annual Conference, p.15, 2023. (E)
• Meng, X. “Understanding policies and practices that promote the smooth transition of children to primary school in Lao PDR”. Proceedings of the 59th Japan Comparative Education Society Annual Conference, p.27, 2023. (E)
• Minami, R. “Analysis of the Labour Market Outcome of Post-Secondary TVET Graduates in Cambodia”. Proceedings of the 59th Japan Comparative Education Society Annual Conference, p.36, 2023. (E)
• Shibata, N. “An Analysis of Household Characteristics and Home Learning Environment on Early Childhood Development Outcome in Lao PDR”. Proceedings of the 59th Japan Comparative Education Society Annual Conference, p.15, 2023. (E)
• Uno, K. “Impact of Pre-primary School Attendance on Child Development Outcomes in Rural Bangladesh”. Proceedings of the 59th Japan Comparative Education Society Annual Conference, p.15, 2023. (E)
• 松田華織 「インドネシアにおける障がい児の初等教育就学の格差に関する分析-障がいの種類と程度に着目して-」 第59回日本比較教育学会大会プログラム、26頁、2023年、(日本語)

The next iteration of the Japan Comparative Education Society Annual Conference (JCES) is scheduled for June 28-30, 2024, at Nagoya University. 

Authored by Runjing Guo (Master’s Student)