Field Study in Washington, D.C. (Yaqiong WANG)

Field Study in Washington, D.C. (Yaqiong WANG)

During the 2015 spring break, I attended the 59th Annual Conference of the Comparative and International Education Society (CIES) and participated in a field study organized by Prof. Keiichi Ogawa, both held in Washington DC, USA. The two events were conducted in sequence, one after the other, with each lasting one week. Together with my-self, […]

Field Study in Washington, D.C. (Takeru NUMASAWA)

Field Study in Washington, D.C. (Takeru NUMASAWA)

In March 2015, I participated in a two-week field study held in Washington DC, USA under the supervision of Prof. Keiichi Ogawa. The field exercise lasted from 8th to 20th and was in two phases. The first phase involved attending the Comparative International Education Society (CIES 2015) and the second phase involved visiting the World […]

Field Study in Washington, D.C. (Katsuki SAKAUE)

Field Study in Washington, D.C. (Katsuki SAKAUE)

I participated in the overseas training in Washington, D.C. for two weeks from March 7 to 20, 2015. The overall purpose of attending the training is to deepen the knowledge related to my dissertation research topic, which is “role of private financing and primary education sub-sector development in Uganda,” as well as to build/maintain my […]

Internship at JICA Zambia Office (February 1st – 27th)

Internship at JICA Zambia Office (February 1st – 27th)

During February 1st and 27th, the author conducted an internship at JICA Zambia Office. I participated in the end-line survey of STEPS project (Strengthening Teachers’ Performance and Skills through School-based Continuing Professional Development Project). I was dispatched to Muchinga Provincial Education Office, and visited secondary schools to monitor teachers’ lessons and collect questionnaires from teachers […]

Ogawa-seminar students presented at The 15th International Conference on Education Research (Leading Creative Minds)

Ogawa-seminar students presented at The 15th International Conference on Education Research (Leading Creative Minds)

The 15th International Conference on Education Research (ICER) was held at the Hoam Convention Center in Seoul National University in Korea, from 15th to 17th October 2014. The theme of the conference was; “Leading Creative Minds: Talent Development and Convergence Education.” Eight Ogawa-seminar students attended this conference, and presented preliminary results of their respective academic […]

Internship at Office of the Prime Minister in Uganda (Katsuki SAKAUE)

Internship at Office of the Prime Minister in Uganda (Katsuki SAKAUE)

I got an opportunity to conduct internship in the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) in Uganda from July 16 to October 10, 2014, and I was attached to the Department of Monitoring and Evaluation. Under the supervision of Dr. Albert Byamugisha, who is a Commissioner for Monitoring and Evaluation, I had three main activities: […]

Internship at Ministry of Education and Sports in Uganda (Momoko KISHI)

Internship at Ministry of Education and Sports in Uganda (Momoko KISHI)

In the summer I had the opportunity of conducting internship in the Ministry of Education and Sports (MoES) in Uganda from August 23rd to October 6th, 2014. I was attached to the Statistics, Monitoring and Evaluation (SME) division under the Education Planning and Policy Analysis (EPPA) Department. My objectives for the internship were to collect […]

Internship at Office of the Prime Minister in Uganda (Ryosuke MATSUURA)

Internship at Office of the Prime Minister in Uganda (Ryosuke MATSUURA)

I conducted internship at the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) in Uganda from August 4th to October 3rd, 2014. I was attached to the Department of Monitoring and Evaluation under the supervision of Dr. Albert Byamgisha, who is the Commissioner Monitoring and Evaluation. Before going for the internship, I had two objectives and these […]