Ogawa Seminar student received the “Outstanding Research Presentation Award” at the 33rd Japan Society for Africa Educational Research Conference

On the 6th and 7th of April 2024, the 33rd Japan Society for Africa Educational Research (JSAER) Conference was held at Tohoku University. At this conference, 1 alumnus, 4 doctoral students, and 7 master students from Kobe University presented their research proposal and findings.

The first day of this conference started with an opening address by Associate Professor Jing Liu of Tohoku University, the chairman of the executive committee of this conference. In addition, in the special session of “Sino-Africa Cooperation for Educational Development: History, New Trend, and Outlook for Sino-Japan Collaboration”, Dr. Yuchi Zhao, the Executive Director of the International Research and Training Center for Rural Education under the Auspices of UNESCO; Beijing Normal University provided the keynote speech, with Professor Kazuo Kuroda of Waseda University as a discussant. 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.

At this conference, Ms. Keiko Shimabe, who completed her master’s program under the supervision of Professor Keiichi Ogawa in March 2024, was awarded the “Outstanding Research Presentation Award”. She presented her master’s thesis under the title “An Analysis of Teachers’ Discipline on Pupils’ Academic Performance in Ugandan Primary Education: Case of Wakiso District”.

The following Professor Keiichi Ogawa’s seminar alumni and students presented their full paper and research proposal at the conference (Alphabetical Order)

Bekele, M, M. “Two-Stage Analysis of Efficiency of Public Schools in Ethiopia: Using Data Envelopment Approach and Tobit Regression Model” Proceedings of the 33rd Japan Society for Africa Educational Research, p26, 2024. (E)
Bengo, N. “A Phenomenological Study of Education Administration Specialist’s Experiences on Formative Evaluation of Continuing Professional Development for Angolan Primary School Teachers”, Proceedings of the 33rd Japan Society for Africa Educational Research, p14, 2024. (E)
Ehab, T. “An Analysis of the Relationship between Local Language Literacy and Lower Primary Grades Students’ Academic Achievement in Uganda” Proceedings of the 33rd Japan Society for Africa Educational Research, p31, 2024. (E)
Hassan, R. “Mediating Role of Parental Involvement on the Relationship between Parental Socioeconomic Status (SES) and Children’s Foundational Literacy and Numeracy (FLN) Skills in Nigeria” Proceedings of the 33rd Japan Society for Africa Educational Research, p18, 2024. (E)
Ishii, Y. “Influences of Women’s Intrahousehold Decision-Making on Children’s Schooling in Malawi Primary Education: Focused on Matrilocal and Patrilocal Settlements” Proceedings of the 33rd Japan Society for Africa Educational Research, p34, 2024. (E)
Kabanga, D. “An Analysis of the Impact of Terrorism on Primary Education in SAHEL: A New Challenge in Human Capital Development and Regional Integration of ECOWAS”, Proceedings of the 33rd Japan Society for Africa Educational Research, p7, 2024. (E)
Kim, N. “Maternal Economic Empowerment and Children’s Repetition in Uganda”, Proceedings of the 33rd Japan Society for Africa Educational Research, p15, 2024. (E)
Shimabe, K. “An Analysis of Teachers’ Discipline on Pupils’ Academic Performance in Ugandan Primary Education: Case of Wakiso District” Proceedings of the 33rd Japan Society for Africa Educational Research, p33, 2024. (E)
Siyu, L. “An Analysis of ICT Usage in Teaching and Learning on Secondary School Students’ Academic Achievement in Morocco” Proceedings of the 33rd Japan Society for Africa Educational Research, p28, 2024. (E)
Uno, K. “Analysis on Psychological Safety and Academic Achievement in Ethiopia: Using Young Lives Panel Data” Proceedings of the 33rd Japan Society for Africa Educational Research, p27, 2024. (E)
Yagi, A. “A Study on the Implementation of Competency-based Curriculum (CBC) in Kenya: Focusing on the Classroom Teaching and Assessment Practices”, Proceedings of the 33rd Japan Society for Africa Educational Research, p11, 2024. (E)