KYOKO TANIGUCHI

Last Updated :2026/04/14

Affiliations, Positions
Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Associate Professor
Web Site
https://tanikyo.hiroshima-u.ac.jp/en/
E-mail
tanikyohiroshima-u.ac.jp
Self-introduction
I study educational policy and plans in low- and middle-income countries, such as Africa and Asia. The keywords are academic achievement, grade repetition, school dropout, student transfer, school effectiveness research, school management, community participation, development of skilled human resources, life skills education, education function model, test theory, etc.

Basic Information

Major Professional Backgrounds

  • 2006/10, 2009/07, Japan Overseas Cooperation Volunteers (JOCVs), Malawi, Science and Mathematics Teacher
  • 2013/08, 2013/09, International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA), Data Processing and Research Center (DPC), Internship
  • 2014/04, 2020/03, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Research Fellow
  • 2020/04/01, Hiroshima University, International Education Development Program, Division of Educational Sciences, Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Associate Professor

Educational Backgrounds

  • Hiroshima University, Graduate School for International Development and Cooperation, Division of Educational Development and Cultural and Regional Studies, Educational Development, Doctoral Course, 2012/04, 2015/09
  • Hiroshima University, Graduate School for International Development and Cooperation, Department of Educational Development and Cultural and Regional Studies, Educational Development, Master's Course, 2010/04, 2012/03

Academic Degrees

  • Hiroshima University
  • Hiroshima University

Research Fields

  • Social sciences;Education;Education
  • Social sciences;Education;Sociology of education
  • Humanities;Philosophy;Area studies

Research Keywords

  • International educational development, Educational planning, Education policy, Educational evaluation, Comparative education

Affiliated Academic Societies

  • Japan Comparative Education Society
  • Japan Society for International Development
  • Japan Association for African Studies
  • Japan Society for Africa Educational Research
  • Japan Association for Research on Testing
  • Japan Society of Educational Sociology
  • Japanese Educational Research Association
  • Japanese Association of Educational Psychology
  • Behaviormetric Society
  • Japan Society for Afrasian Studies
  • Comparative and International Education Society
  • American Educational Research Association
  • British Association of International and Comparative Education
  • International Congress for School Effectiveness and Improvement

Educational Activity

Course in Charge

  1. 2026, Undergraduate Education, 3Term, Area Studies on Education in Asia and Africa
  2. 2026, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , 2Term, Educational Sciences and Society
  3. 2026, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , 2Term, Educational Sciences and Society
  4. 2026, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , 3Term, History of Japanese Educational Development
  5. 2026, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , 1Term, Planning for Educational Development I
  6. 2026, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , 3Term, Planning for Educational Development II
  7. 2026, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , Year, Special Study (April 2026 Master's Students)
  8. 2026, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , Year, Special Study (October 2026 Master's Students)
  9. 2026, Graduate Education (Doctoral Program) , Year, Special Study (April 2026 Doctoral Students)
  10. 2026, Graduate Education (Doctoral Program) , Year, Special Study (October 2026 Doctoral Students)

Research Activities

Academic Papers

  1. JICA Grassroots (Kusanone) Technical Cooperation Project, Improving Access and Quality of Pre-primary Education in Rural Malawi, Hiroshima University, 2026
  2. School- and Student-Level Factors Influencing Student Achievement in Primary Schools in Rural Malawi, Studies in Education, 6, 204-213, 2025
  3. School-Level and Student-Level Factors Influencing Lower Secondary Student Achievement in Cambodia, Journal of International Cooperation in Education, 0000
  4. Impact of Disaster Prevention Education Training in Thailand: Insights from Instructor Training, Studies in Education, 5, 271-278, 2024
  5. Workshop Report Conducted from 2nd to 4th September, 2024, Hiroshima University, 2024
  6. Buku Lothandizira Alezi Dongosolo la Ana a Zaka Zitatu, Zinayi ndi Zisanu a M'sukulu za M'merampoyamba Kupititsa Patsogolo Kuthekera Kopita ndi Ubwino wa Maphunziro a M'merampoyamba mu Madera a M'midzi mu Dziko la Malawi, Hiroshima University, 2024
  7. Caregiver Support Handbook. Plan for Children Aged 3, 4, and 5 Years in Pre-primary Schools, Hiroshima University, 2024
  8. The Parental Support for Children's Homeschooling by Using Technology during COVID-19 Lockdowns: Evidence from South Asia and Africa, International Journal of Afrasian Studies, 2, 30-47, 2023
  9. Using Item Response Theory to Analyze Student Ability to Acquire Lower Primary Curriculum Content: A Case of Rural Malawi, Studies in Education, 3, 260-267, 2023
  10. The impact of parental confidence in using technology on parental engagement in children's education at home during COVID-19 lockdowns: evidence from 19 countries, SN Social Sciences, 3(6), 84, 2023
  11. Multiple Alternative Indicators for Gauging School Effectiveness in Sub-Saharan Africa, Studies in Education, 3, 268-274, 2022
  12. ★, The impact of pre-primary education on primary student achievement: evidence from SACMEQ III, International Journal of Early Years Education, 2022
    Link to Paper Search Results by DOI
  13. Parental Engagement in Children's Home-Schooling during COVID-19 Pandemic: Results from the Cross-national-research, Studies in Education, 2021
  14. Report of the International Workshop on Medical ZAIRAICHI, A Medical-Local Knowledge on Research Network, Journal of African Studies, 99, 21-27, 2021
  15. ★, Survey data on the impact of COVID-19 on parental engagement across 23 countries, DATA IN BRIEF, 35, 2021
    Link to Paper Search Results by DOI
  16. ★, School dropout in primary schools in rural Cambodia: school-level and student-level factors, Asia Pacific Journal of Education, 41(3), 527-542, 2021
    Link to Paper Search Results by DOI
  17. ★, A fair chance for acquiring literacy skills? Suggestions for primary school dropouts in rural Burkina Faso, Education 3-13: International Journal of Primary, Elementary and Early Years Education., 49(4), 527-542, 2021
    Link to Paper Search Results by DOI
  18. Long-Term Effects of Preprimary Education on Cognitive Development: Evidence from PISA-D Participating Countries, Studies of Education, 1, 237-245, 2020
  19. ★, Factors Influencing Incompletion of Primary School in Malawi: Focusing on Grade Repetition, Transfer and Dropout, The World Education Research Association Focal Meeting in Tokyo, 2019
  20. ★, Explanning differing perceptions of employee's skills needs: The case of garment workers in Ethiopia, International Journal of Training and Development, 22(1), 51-68, 2018
    Link to Paper Search Results by DOI
  21. ★, The Causes of Dropout in Rural Primary Schools in Malawi, Journal of International Cooperation in Education, 20(1), 1-14, 2017
  22. ★, Determinants of Student Mobility in Primary School in Rural Malawi: An Event History Analysis, World Journal of Education, 7(2), 19-30, 2017
    Link to Paper Search Results by DOI
  23. ★, Analyses of reading comprehension skills in primary schools of Malawi, Africa Educational Research Journal, 7, 119-136, 2016
  24. Policy Brief: Expected and Actual Skills of Young Workers in the Garment Industry of Ethiopia, Nagoya University, 2016
  25. ★, School Dropout at the Basic Education Level in Rural Cambodia: Identifying its Causes through Longitudinal Survival Analysis, International Journal of Educational Development, 49, 215-224, 2016
    Link to Paper Search Results by DOI
  26. ★, Dynamics of Community Participation, Student Achievement and School Management: The Case of Primary Schools in a Rural Area of Malawi, Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International Education, 46(3), 479-502, 2016
    Link to Paper Search Results by DOI
  27. ★, Determinants of Grade Repetition in Primary School in Sub-Saharan Africa: An Event History Analysis for Rural Malawi, International Journal of Educational Development, 45, 98-111, 2015
    Link to Paper Search Results by DOI
  28. Is Participation in Preschool Education Associated with Higher Student Achievement?, IEA's Policy Brief Series, 2, 2013
  29. Analysis of Students' Mathematical Achievement in Grades 3 and 6 in Uganda: Factors Affecting Test Scores and Curriculum Performance, Procedia Social and Behavioral Sciences Journal, 93, 2058-2062, 2013
    Link to Paper Search Results by DOI
  30. School Improvement Process of Basic Schools in Zambia, Africa Educational Research Journal, 3, 56-72, 2012
  31. Factors of School Management Affecting Student Achievement: A Case of Primary Schools in Nkhata Bay District in Malawi, International Conference on Education Research, 891-900, 2012
  32. Analysis of Effective Schools in Primary Schools in Uganda, International Conference on Education Research, 901-908, 2012
  33. Factors of Community Participation Influencing Pupil Achievement in Primary Schools in Malawi., International Conference on Education Research, 105-118, 2011

Publications such as books

  1. 2024, Chapter 10 An International Collaborative Research Experience between Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia and Hiroshima University, Japan, Partnership Between Universities in Japan and South Africa, UJ Press, Kyoko Taniguchi

Invited Lecture, Oral Presentation, Poster Presentation

  1. The Effect of Early Childhood Education Training on the Knowledge and Skills of Caregivers and Primary School Teachers in Malawi, Comparative and International Education Society, 2026/03/29, Without Invitation, English
  2. Home Learning for Primary Students Using a Mobile Application in Malawi, The Japan Society for International Development, 2025/11/29, Without Invitation, English
  3. An International Comparative Study on Educational Innovation Using ICT: Potential, Risk, Disparity, and Inclusion., The Japan Society for International Development, 2025/11/29, Without Invitation, English
  4. Analysis of Grade Achievement Differences and Achievement Growth Using Simultaneous Estimation: A Case of Three Countries in Sub-Saharan Africa, Kyoko Taniguchi, Haruhiko Mitsunaga, Koji Watanabe, The Japan Association for Reseawrch on Testing, 2025/09/25, Without Invitation, Japanese
  5. Analyzing Student Achievement Growth: A Case of Malawi, Ghana, and Uganda, Japan Comparative Education Society, Without Invitation, Japanese
  6. The Effects of Early Childhood Education Training on the Knowledge and Skills Acquisition of Caregivers and Primary School Teachers in Malawi, The Japan Society for International Development, Without Invitation, Japanese
  7. Factors Influencing the Sustaining Activities by Voluntary Caregivers in Malawi: A Case of Community-based Management Early Childhood Education, Japan Association for African Studies, 2025/05/17, Without Invitation, Japanese
  8. Diagnosing Acquisition of Cognitive Domain in Mathematics Curriculum: A Case of Malawi, Ghana, and Uganda, Comparative and International Education Society, 2025, Without Invitation, English
  9. Educational Practices in Pre-primary Education in Malawi: Focusing on Voluntary Activities of Caregivers, Japan Comparative Education Society, 2024/06/30, Without Invitation, Japanese
  10. Voluntary Educational Practice of Caregivers in Pre-Primary Education in Malawi, The Japan Society for International Development, 2024/06/15, Without Invitation, Japanese
  11. Educational Practice in Community-Based Childcare Centre in Malawi, Japan Association for African Studies, 2024/05/18, Without Invitation, Japanese
  12. Exploring the Relationship Between Age at First Entry, Grade Repetition, and Academic Achievement: A Case of Malawi, Ghana, and Uganda, Japan Society for Africa Educational Research, 2024/04/07, Without Invitation, English
  13. Do late entry and grade repetition help to improve academic achievement? Evidence from Malawi, Ghana, and Uganda., Comparative and International Education Society, 2024/03/11, Without Invitation, English
  14. Testing and Academic Achievement Improvement. "The Current State of Educational Achievement Assessment in Developing Countries," "Educational Achievement Assessment Based on Test Theory," "Proposal of Guidelines for Educational Improvement Using Cognitive Diagnostic Models.", The Japan Society for International Development, 2023/11/12, Without Invitation, Japanese
  15. Test Development for Continuous International Curriculum Achievement Measurement: A Case of Three Countries in Sub-Saharan Africa, The Japan Association for Research on Testing, 2023/08/27, Without Invitation, Japanese
  16. Methodology of Determinant School Dropout Studies in Low- and Middle-income Countries, Comparative Education Society of Hong Kong 2023 Annual Summer Conference, 2023/07/21, Without Invitation, English
  17. Management in Community-Based Childcare Centre: Focusing on Unpaid Volunteer Caregivers, Japan Comparative Education Society, 2023/06/17, Without Invitation, Japanese
  18. A Study on Continuous Mesurement of Academic Achievement in Developing Countries Based on Test Theory: A Case of Malawi, Ghana, and Uganda, The Japan Society for International Development, 2023/06/10, Without Invitation, Japanese
  19. Establishment History and Expansion of Community-Based Childcare Centres in Malawi, The Japan Association for African Studies the 60th Annual Conference, 2023/05/14, Without Invitation, Japanese
  20. Revisiting Primary Schools in Rural Malawi: Identifying Causes of Grade Repetition, Transfer, and Dropout., Comparative and International Education Society Annual Conference 2023, 2023/02/14, Without Invitation, English
  21. Revisiting Primary Schools in Malawi: Identifying Causes of Failure to Advances, World Council of Comparative Education Societies (WCCES), 2022/11/16, Without Invitation, English
  22. The Impact of Parental Confidence in Using Technology on Parental Engagement in Children's Homeschooling during COVID-19 Lockdowns: Evidence from Ethiopia, Ghana, and Tanzania and Zanzibar, Japan society for Afrasian Studies. The Annual Conference, 2022/07/09, Without Invitation, English
  23. The Long-term Effect of Pre-primary Education on Reading Performace: Focusing on disadvantaged children in PISA-D participating countries, Japan Comparative Education Society, 2022/06/26, Without Invitation, Japanese
  24. Individual and School Levels Factors Influencing Student Achievement in Cambodia, Japan Comparative Education Society, Annual Conference, 2022/06/25, Without Invitation, English
  25. The Impact of Parental Confidence in the Use of Technology on Parental Support for Children's Home-schooling under COVID-19 Lockdown, Comparative Education Society of Hong Kong (CESHK), 2022/05/21, Without Invitation, English
  26. The Long-term Effect of Pre-primary Education on Reading Achievement in the PISA-D Participating Countries: Focus on Disadvantaged Children, Comparative and International Education Society, 2022/04/22, Without Invitation, English
  27. Parental engagement in children's homeschooling during COVID-19 pandemic: Results from the Cross-national-research, The Japan Society for International Development, 2021/11/20, Without Invitation, Japanese
  28. Parental engagement in children's home-schooling during COVID-19 Pandemic: Evidence from 19 countries, Comparative and International Education Society of Asia, 2021/09/26, Without Invitation, English
  29. Life skills education in primary school in Malawi: Achievement and its causes, Japan Association for African Studies, 2021/05/22, Without Invitation, Japanese
  30. Who and in which schools' children can be promoted to the next grade in Malawi? From longitudinal data, Comparative and International Education Society Annual Conference 2021, 2021/04/25, Without Invitation, English
  31. Life Skills Education in Malawian Primary Schools, International Workshop on Medical-Zairaichi, A Medical-local Knowledge Research Network, 2021/02/07, With Invitation, English
  32. How can we reduce teachers' absences? Suggestion from primary school dropouts in rural Malawi, Kyoko Taniguchi, 3rd World Council of Comparative Education Societies (WCCES) Symposium, 2020/11/26, Without Invitation, English
  33. The Effect of Student Mobility on Achievement in Primary School: Cases from Malawi, Ghana and Ethiopia, Japan Society for Africa Educational Research, 2020/09/27, Without Invitation, English
  34. Who cannot Complete Primary Education in Malawi? A Two-Level Logistic Regression Model, Comparative and International Education Society Annual Conference 2020, 2020/03/22, Without Invitation, English
  35. Association between Student Mobility and Achievement: Evidence from Malawi, Ghana, and Ethiopia, The 24th Conference of Japan Society for Africa Educational Research, 2019/10/11, Without Invitation, English
  36. Factors Influencing Incompletion of Primary School in Malawi: Focusing on Grade Repetition, Transfer and Dropout, World Education Research Association 10th Conference, 2019/08/05, Without Invitation, English
  37. Analysis of Student Achievement Growth Using Equating in Item Response Theory: A Case of Malawi, Comparative and International Education Society Annual Conference 2019, 2019/04/14, Without Invitation, English
  38. Studies on Industrial Skills Development and Skills Assessment in Ethiopia, Federal Technical and Vocational Education and Training in Ethiopia, 2017/08/23, With Invitation, English
  39. Analysis of Reading Comprehension Skills in Primary School in Malawi by Using Item Response Theory, African Education Research Forum, 2016/04/22, Without Invitation, English
  40. Multiple Indicators of School Effectiveness in Rural Malawi: A Multilevel Event History Analysis, Comparative and International Education Society Annual Conference 2016,, 2016/03, Without Invitation, English
  41. Determinates of Primary School Dropout in Malawi: A Multilevel Event History Analysis, The Japan Society for International Development, 2015/11/28, Without Invitation, English
  42. Determinants of Dropout in Primary Education in Rural Cambodia: A Multilevel Analysis., The 16th International Conference on Education Research, 2015/10/14, Without Invitation, English
  43. Study on Khmer Achievement of Acquiring Primary Curriculum Contents in Rural Cambodia: Item Response Theory, The 16th International Conference on Education Researc, 2015/10, Without Invitation, English
  44. The Effect of Student and School Factors on Achievement Growth in Malawi: Value-Added Modeling, Asia Seminar, Hiroshima University, 2014/11/11, With Invitation, English
  45. The Effect of Individual and School Factors on Lower Primary Student Achievement in a Rural Area of Malawi: A Multilevel Analysis, British Association of International and Comparative Education, 2014 Conference,, 2014/09/08, Without Invitation, English
  46. Accounting for Variations in Lower Primary Student Achievement in a Rural Area of Malawi: A Multilevel Analysis, Japan Comparative Education Society, 2014/07/11, Without Invitation, English
  47. Determinants of Repetition at Primary School in a Rural Area of Malawi: An Event History Analysis, The Japan Society for International Development, Western Regional Meeting for Achievements and Progresse, 2014/05/26, Without Invitation, English
  48. A Study on Student Ability of Requiring Curriculum Contents in Primary School in a Rural Area of Malawi: Analysis by Item Response Theory, African Education Research Forum, 2014/04/12, Without Invitation, English
  49. The Effect of Pre-primary Education on Student Achievement at the Fourth Grade: Evidence from TIMSS 2011, Comparative and International Education Society Annual Conference 2014, 2014/03/10, Without Invitation, English
  50. Accounting for Variations in Student Achievement at Primary School in a Rural Area of Malawi., Comparative and International Education Society Annual Conference 2014, 2014/03/10, Without Invitation, English
  51. The Impact of Pre-Primary Education on Student Achievement at Primary School in African Countries, African Education Research Forum, 2013/10/25, Without Invitation, English
  52. The Effect of Pre-primary Education on Student Mathematics Achievement at the Fourth Grade in Participating Countries in TIMSS 2011, Colloquium, International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA), 2013/10/01, With Invitation, English
  53. Dynamic of Community Participation, Student Achievement and School Management: A Case of Primary Schools in Nkhata Bay in Malawi, XV Comparative Education World Congres, 2013/06/24, Without Invitation, English
  54. School Effectiveness in Primary Schools: A Comparison between Malawi and Uganda, Comparative and International Education Society Annual Conference 2013, 2013/03/10, Without Invitation, English
  55. Factors of School Management Affecting Student Achievement: A Case of Primary Schools in Nkhata Bay District in Malawi, The 13th International Conference on Education Research, 2012/10/17, Without Invitation, English
  56. Analysis of Effective Schools in Primary Schools in Uganda, The 13th International Conference on Education Research, Session, 2012/10/17, Without Invitation, English
  57. Community Participation and School Management Influencing Student Achievement in Primary Schools in Malawi., Comparative and International Education Society Annual Conference 2012, 2012/04/22, Without Invitation, English
  58. Community Participation and School Management in Primary Schools in Malawi. Malawi, Malawi Ministry of Education Science and Technology, 2011/11/08, With Invitation, English
  59. Factors of Community Participation Influencing Pupil Achievement in Primary Schools in Malawi, The 12th International Conference on Education Research, 2011/10/26, Without Invitation, English
  60. Community Participation and School Management: Case of Primary Schools in Malawi, Improvement of School Management in Sub-Saharan Africa II, JICA-Hokuriku and Kanazawa University, 2011/09/13, With Invitation, English

Awards

  1. 2013, Outstanding Paper Award, Comparative International Education Society (CIES) in US Education for Sustainable Development SIG, Community Participation Influencing Student Achievement in School Management: A Case of Primary Schools in Nkhata Bay District in Malawi

External Funds

Acceptance Results of Competitive Funds

  1. JICA grassroots technical cooperation project, The Community-Based Management of Pre-primary Education Facilities and the Strengthening of the Pre-primary Education System in Rural Malawi, 2026/10/01, 2029/09/30
  2. KAKENHI, Preparatory Processes and Their Effects for Primary School Enrollment in Africa, 2025/06/27, 2028/03/31
  3. KAKENHI, Fund for the Promotion of Joint International Research (Fostering Joint International Research (B)), Research and Development of an In-service Teacher Education Program to Enhance Disaster Resilience through Collaboration between Japan and Thailand, 2021, 2025
  4. JICA Kusanone, Improving access and quality of pre-primary education in rural Malawi, 2022
  5. KAKENHI, 2020, 2024
  6. KAKENHI, Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research B, Study on Measuring Continuous Achievement in Developing Countries Based on Test Theory, 2019, 2022
  7. KAKENHI Grant-in-Aid for JSPS Fellows, 2019, 2020
  8. KAKENHI, 2018, 2023
  9. KAKENHI Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research, Study on Measuring Basic Achievement in Developing Countries Based on Item Response Theory, 2016, 2019
  10. KAKENHI Grant-in-Aid for JSPS Fellows, 2016, 2019
  11. KAKENHI Grant-in-Aid for JSPS Fellows, 2014, 2016
  12. The Hiroshima University Education and Research Support Foundation, 2013, 2014
  13. Sasakawa Scientific Research Grant, 2013, 2014
  14. K. MATSUSHITA FOUNDATION Research Grant, 2012, 2013
  15. Sasakawa Scientific Research Grant, 2011, 2012

Social Activities

History as Committee Members

  1. Board Member, 2025/10, Japan Society for Afrasian Studies
  2. Board Member, 2025/04, Japan Society for Africa Educational Research
  3. Part-time lecturer, 2023, Hiroshima Jogakuin University
  4. Part-time lecturer, 2019, 2020, Nagoya University of Commerce and Business

History as Peer Reviews of Academic Papers

  1. 2025, Review of Educational Research
  2. 2025, Acta Psychologica
  3. 2025, Journal of International Migration and Integration
  4. 2025, Scientific Reports
  5. 2025, International Journal of Educational Development
  6. 2025, International Journal of Educational Research
  7. 2025, ECNU Review of Education
  8. 2025, Cogent Education
  9. 2025, BMC Public Health
  10. 2025, Humanities and Social Sciences Communications
  11. 2025, Malawi Journal of Education and Development
  12. 2025, Japan Curriculum Research and Development Association
  13. 2024, Child Psychiatry & Human Development
  14. 2024, Journal of Infrastructure, Policy and Development
  15. 2024, SN Social Science
  16. 2024, Studies in Education
  17. 2024, International Journal of Educational Development
  18. 2023, Journal of International Development Studies
  19. 2023, International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction
  20. 2023, Studies in Education
  21. 2023, Journal of Asian Public Policy
  22. 2023, Humanities and Social Sciences Communications
  23. 2023, Cogent Education
  24. 2023, Education and Information Technologies
  25. 2023, Journal of International Cooperation in Education
  26. 2022, Cogent Education
  27. 2022, Education and Information Technologies
  28. 2022, International Journal of Early Years Education
  29. 2022, Asia Pacific Journal of Education
  30. 2021, Asia Pacific Journal of Education
  31. 2021, Cambodian Journal of Educational Development
  32. 2021, Cogent Education
  33. 2021, Rural Society
  34. 2020, International Journal of Comparative Education and Development
  35. 2019, Comparative Education Review
  36. 2019, Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International Education
  37. 2019, The Social Science Journal