Graduate School of International Cooperation Studies (GSICS), Kobe University
I went to Nairobi, Kenya from 28th March to 27th June, 2014 with a purpose was to collect secondary data and supplementary information which could be available for my dissertation. Before going to Kenya, I already had several household surveys, but I went to explore the possibility of finding better data sets or covering the […]
I studied at the University of Sussex through the double degree master’s programme between the University of Sussex and Kobe University from October 2010 to September 2011, and got a master’s degree in International Education and Development from the University of Sussex. After I came back from the UK, I started to write a master’s […]
The 50th Japan Comparative Education Society’s (JCES) Annual Conference was held at Nagoya University from July 11th to 13th, 2014. Prof. Keiichi Ogawa’s Seminar students actively participate in domestic and international academic conferencesrelated to comparative and international education. During this year’s JCES conference, Prof. Keiichi Ogawa and eleven of his students (two alumni and nine […]
Purpose of my advanced overseas research is to develop my dissertation proposal, to visit schools and boards of education in Chiang Mai, Thailand and to participate in the workshop, held in Vientiane, Lao PDR,which aimed to review the guidebook of education finance and administration for ASEAN countries.. In Chiang Mai, with kind supports of Prof […]
Through the support of Prof. Keiichi Ogawa and the Graduate School of International Cooperation Studies, Kobe University, I have had an opportunity to conduct my international field study in two major cities in North America, Toronto and Washington DC in two weeks, from March 10 through April 22, 2014. During the first week, I have […]
I have conducted my field study in two major cities in Vietnam, Hanoi and Hue from April 11 to 27, 2014. The purpose of this overseas research is twofold: to know more about the current issues of the labor market in Vietnam and to gain more knowledge regarding the statistical methodology utilized for my dissertation. […]
I conducted field study in Vietnam for three weeks from April 9 to 27, 2014 in order to develop my knowledge about working children and the reality of child work and schooling, which is my dissertation topic. I had two specific objectives for this field study.The firstwasto clarifythe reasonswhy children work and investigate their child-time […]
This is a summary report of my participation in the two-phased field study exercise conducted in March 2014 for a total of 14 days, including travel days. The field exercise is an annual event planned, organized, coordinated and led by Dr. Keiichi Ogawa (Professor). The study attracted 9 students including me (i.e. 8 from Kobe […]
In 2014 winter vocation, I participated in the field study conducted by Professor Keiichi Ogawa in Washington DC, USA. This field study contains various activities, including visits to international organizations including World Bank, FHI 360, International Monetary Fund, Inter-American Development Bank, joining seminars given by education specialists, visit to university George Washington University, as well […]
I participated in the overseas training in Toronto and Washington, D.C. for two weeks from March 9 to 22, 2014. The overall purpose for attending the training is to further my dissertation research project through various types of activities: attending an international conference and conducting interview with front-line experts. During the first half of the […]
