Graduate School of International Cooperation Studies (GSICS), Kobe University
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 […]
During the spring vacation, I got the opportunity to conduct internship in Prof. Ogawa’s field study with seminar students. Prof. Ogawa kindly made several appointments with educational related specialists in different international organizations, which based on our research interests.Dr. Shojo who is an alumni in Ogawa seminar currently an education specialist working at the World […]
From March 9th to 22th in 2014, I took part in a field study at Toronto in Canada and Washington D.C. in the United States. The field study aims at investigating about risk management learning from international organizations. In Toronto, I attended the 58th Comparative and International Education Society (CIES) from March 10th to 15th […]
The two-week internship at FHI360 in Washington, D.C. was short but fulfilling. As I look back on it, my mind is filled with uplifting memories. I made the right decision to have insisted on conducting this internship despite the fact that the original six-week plan was shortened to a limited two-week schedule. FHI 360 is […]
I conducted Advanced Overseas Research at the Institute for International Studies in Education (IISE) in the University of Pittsburgh for about three and a half months from August 26 to December 14, 2013. During this period, I served as a visiting student scholar and was mainly furthering my dissertation research project on “A Cost-Effective Analysis […]
