Graduate School of International Cooperation Studies (GSICS), Kobe University
From September 3rd to October 8th 2015, I conducted field research in Uganda, with a purpose of studying teacher absenteeism in public primary schools. While I stayed in Uganda, I was allowed to study at Makerere University. Dr. Wokadala is one of the Ph.D. alumni of Professor Ogawa Seminar and currently works as the Head […]
From September 22nd to October 4th, I participated in overseas study in Uganda and Malawi under the supervision of Professor Yasuharu Shimamura. We had three achievements in Uganda namely; interviewing JICA Kampala Office; observing Terra Renaissance’s activities; and visiting JICA’s project sites in Northern region. In Malawi, we conducted two activities namely; interviewing JICA Malawi […]
I had the opportunity to conduct my internship in the Ministry of Education (MoE) in Timor-Leste from August of 24th to September of 28th 2015. I was initially attached to the Department of Science and Technical Education.During the internship, I had three main activities related to theme of my academic research; “The relationship between Labor […]
From 7th to 25th September 2015, I conducted internship at the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports (MOEYS) in Cambodia. During the internship, I was attached to the department of education planning and my objectives were to collect data that can help me successfully complete my academic research and to gain work environment/ office experience […]
I pursued my MSc in Impact Evaluation for International Development at the University of East Anglia (UEA) in Norwich, UK from September 2014 to September 2015. The degree is organized under the double degree program offered by Kobe University and UEA. This is therefore a summary of my experience at the UEA. Academic life My […]
From one year from 2014 to 2015, I participated in the Campus Asia dual degree program at the Korea University Graduate School of International Studies in Seoul. During the year I gained a lot from the classes and lectures, experienced different cultures through communication with students with different cultural backgrounds from all over the world, […]
This article is a summary of my experience at Korea University in South Korea from August 2014 to July 2015 under a double degree program. The program is an initiative by the three governments of Japan, South Korea and China and it is called “CAMPUS Asia” program. In each of the three member countries, one […]
The 51st Japan Comparative Education Society’s (JCES) Annual Meeting was held at Utsunomiya University in Japan from June 12th to 14th, 2015. Six of Prof. Keiichi Ogawa’s graduate students presented their full papers and received very valuable comments. The following are the students delivered the presentations. Presentation made in English is mentioned as (E), while […]
This is a report detailing my participation in the two-phased field study exercise which was conducted from 8th to 20th March 2015. The field exercise is an annual event planned, organized, coordinated and led by Dr. Keiichi Ogawa (Professor). The study lasted for 16 days, including travel days and attracted participation from 12 students (i.e. […]
In March 2015, I joined a two week field study in Washington DC., under the leadership of Prof. Keiichi Ogawa. The duration of the field study was from 8th to 20th March and it was divided into two phases. The first phase involved attending the 59th Comparative and International Education Society (CIES) annual conference held […]
