Graduate School of International Cooperation Studies (GSICS), Kobe University
I went to Cambodia in February 2024, to collect data for my doctoral dissertation. My research applies a qualitative approach to analyze how families are involved in choosing higher education in Cambodia. The data collection process consisted of online surveys and individual interviews. I also went to a governmental office and educational institutions. During my […]
From January 3rd to March 3rd, 2024, I carried out field research at the University of Malawi, Centre of Educational Research and Training (CERT). I was engaged with the following research activities to investigate how married women participate in the intrahousehold decision-making and to explore the reason how they can express her voices for children’s […]
From February 15th to 28th, 2024, the “Winter Short Term Program at Korea University under the Campus Asia Plus Program 2024” took place at Korea University. This program offers two courses aimed at graduate students from partner universities: one focusing on language and culture and the other on research related to Korea. This year, eleven […]
On January 30, 2024, Mr. Yasuaki Yoneyama, the World Bank’s Special Representative in Japan, was invited to give a lecture on “Changing Landscape of Aid and the World Bank”. The first topic was about the significance of development assistance in developing countries. Mr. Yoneyama pointed out the diminishing influence of the G7 on the global […]
From February to March 2024, I conducted an online internship at the World Bank, Western and Central Africa Region under the supervision of education economist Dr. Bernard Yungu Loleka, an Ogawa Zemi alumnus. During my internship, I focused on Service Delivery Indicators (SDI) of secondary schools in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Throughout the […]
The 68th Annual Conference of the Comparative and International Education Society (CIES), one of the world’s largest associations in the education field, was held from March 6 2024 to March 14 in Miami, Florida. More than 400 panels and oral sessions occurred during the conference, including online and in-person. Each session offered an opportunity for […]
From February 29 to March 12, 2024, I conducted fieldwork in the district of Tondo, Manila, Philippines. The purpose of the fieldwork was to investigate how Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE) is implemented in Tondo, where urban slums have been formed, and to examine the attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors of both recipients and implementers. I especially […]
From 2023 October 9th to November 8th, I conducted field research in Uganda with the support of Associate Professor James Wokadala and his research assistant at Makerere University. Field research aims to explore the teaching-learning process in lower secondary schools in Uganda, which is under the KAKEN project, “International Comparison Research Contributing to Improvement of […]
From 2023 August 17th to September 16th, I conducted field research as a research assistant in Bangladesh with the support of Associate Professor Md. Jahangir Alam and his students at the University of Dhaka, Faculty of Social Science, Department of Japanese Studies. This field research aimed to explore the teaching-learning process in lower secondary schools […]
From February 10th to March 12th, 2024, I conducted an internship at the Office of the Prime Minister in Uganda, under the guidance of Dr. Albert Byamugisha, Senior Technical Advisor at the SDGs Secretariat. This is the report of my internship. The objective of the internship was to analyze the current situation and challenges of […]
