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Basic Information
Major Professional Backgrounds
- 2018/04/01, 2020/03/31, Hiroshima University, Graduate School of Education, Associate Professor
- 2016/04/01, 2018/03/31, Japan Women's University, Faculty of Integrated Arts and Social Sciences, Assistant Professor
Educational Backgrounds
- Hiroshima University, Graduate School of Education, 2011/04, 2013/03
- Hiroshima University, Graduate School of Education, 2013/04, 2016/03
Academic Degrees
- Hiroshima University
- Hiroshima University
Educational Activity
- [Bachelor Degree Program] School of Education : School Education : Elementary School Teacher Education
- [Master's Program] Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences : Division of Educational Sciences : Educational Design for Teacher Educators Program
- [Doctoral Program] Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences : Division of Educational Sciences : Educational Design for Teacher Educators Program
Research Fields
- Social sciences;Education;Education on school subjects and activities
Research Keywords
- Teacher Education, Inquiry-based learning, Concept, Issues, Living Environment Studies, Integrated Studies, Social Studies, Citizenship Education, K-12 Education
Affiliated Academic Societies
- Japanese Association for the Education for Living Environment Studies and Integrated Studies
- The Japanese Educational Research Association for Social Studies (JERASS)
- The Japanese Society for the Study on Teacher Education
- The Society of Elementary Education and Curriculum
- Education in the Social Studies Department Research Association
- Japanese Association for the Social Studies
- The Chugoku-Shikoku Society for the Study of Education
- Japan Curriculum Research and Development Association
- National Council for the Social Studies(NCSS)
- National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)
- Japanese Educational Research Association
- JAPAN SOCIETY of RESEARCH on EARLY CHILDHOOD CARE and EDUCATION
- National Association for the Study of Educational Methods
- The Japanese Society for the Study of Educational Objectives and Evaluation
- Japan Association of Global Education
- The Japanese Society for Curriculum Studies
- The Japan Society for Studies in "Newspaper in Education"
- The Geographic Education Society of Japan
- The Human Geographical Society of Japan
- The Association of Japanese Geographers
- The japan society for child study
- International Association of Early Childhood Education
Educational Activity
Course in Charge
- 2025, Undergraduate Education, 4Term, Methodology on Period for Integrated Studies
- 2025, Undergraduate Education, 3Term, Teaching Method of Living Environment Studies for the Elementary School
- 2025, Undergraduate Education, Intensive, Prior Teaching for the Practical Study at the Elementary School A
- 2025, Undergraduate Education, Intensive, Practical Study at the Elementary School I
- 2025, Undergraduate Education, 2Term, Living Environment Studies
- 2025, Undergraduate Education, Year, Field Studies on Community Education I
- 2025, Undergraduate Education, Year, Field Studies on Community Education II
- 2025, Undergraduate Education, Year, Mentoring for Field Studies on Community Education I
- 2025, Undergraduate Education, Year, Mentoring for Field Studies on Community Education II
- 2025, Undergraduate Education, 4Term, Curriculum and Instruction of Transition from Early Childhood Education and Care to Elementary School Education
- 2025, Undergraduate Education, First Semester, Curriculum Development for the Elementary School
- 2025, Undergraduate Education, 1Term, Introduction to Theories of Living Environment Studies for the Elementary School
- 2025, Undergraduate Education, First Semester, Research Methods in Elementary School Curriculum I
- 2025, Undergraduate Education, Second Semester, Research Methods in Elementary School Curriculum II
- 2025, Undergraduate Education, First Semester, Curriculum and Teaching
- 2025, Undergraduate Education, Year, Curriculum and Research
- 2025, Undergraduate Education, 2Term, Introduction to Primary School Teaching Practice
- 2025, Undergraduate Education, Intensive, Observation of Teaching Practice in Elementary School
- 2025, Undergraduate Education, Second Semester, Graduation Thesis
- 2025, Undergraduate Education, Intensive, Practical Study at the Elementary School I
- 2025, Undergraduate Education, Year, Introduction to Universal Design for Learning
- 2025, Undergraduate Education, Intensive, Practical Study at the Elementary School II
- 2025, Undergraduate Education, 2Term, Pre-school Education and Environment
- 2025, Undergraduate Education, Intensive, Teaching Practice at Kindergarden
- 2025, Undergraduate Education, Intensive, Study Guide and School Library
- 2025, Undergraduate Education, Second Semester, Practical Seminar for the Teaching Profession
- 2025, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , 1Term, Research Methods and Ethics for Educational Sciences
- 2025, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , 1Term, Research Methods and Ethics for Educational Sciences
- 2025, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , First Semester, Special Study in Learning and Curriculum Development
- 2025, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , Second Semester, Special Study in Learning and Curriculum Development
- 2025, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , First Semester, Special Study in Curriculum Development
- 2025, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , Second Semester, Special Study in Curriculum Development
- 2025, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , 1Term, Further Study in Learning and Curriculum Development
- 2025, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , 1Term, Basic Study in Children and the Design of Teaching Materials a
- 2025, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , 3Term, Advanced Study in Children and the Design of Teaching Materials a
- 2025, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , Year, Field Research in Teacher Education I (Subject Instruction)
- 2025, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , Year, Field Research in Teacher Education I (Extracurricular Activities Instruction)
- 2025, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , Year, Field Research in Teacher Education I (Instruction in Social Education)
- 2025, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , Year, Field Research in Teacher Education II
- 2025, Graduate Education (Doctoral Program) , First Semester, Special Study
- 2025, Graduate Education (Doctoral Program) , Second Semester, Special Study
Research Activities
Academic Papers
- Perspectives and characteristics of Education for Sustainable Development in high school geography: an analysis of the Japanese national curriculum, International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education, 202412
- A case study of Japanese teachers' self-reflection on elementary English lessons, SN Social Sciences, 4(207), 1-25, 202411
- ★, Scoping review of teaching methods for inquiry-based learning in Japanese elementary schools: focusing on the "period for integrated studies" (online first), Pedagogies: An International Journal, 1-15, 20240826
- ★, Curriculum making and learning instruction about the local community at the lower-elementary level: A case study of 'living environment studies' teachers in western Japan, Education 3-13, 20230428
- Our Search for Shutaisei: Self-study of Three University-Based Teacher Educators, Studying Teacher Education, 19(2), 128-146, 2023
- Middle leaders as teacher educators: The case of the Kenkyushunin (chief teacher of school research) in Japan, Front. Educ, 8, 202301
- ★, Trends in Research on Teaching and Learning Spatial Cognition in Elementary Social Studies in Japan: A Systematic Review from 1989 to 2019, Geographical review of Japan series B, 94(2), 49-64, 20211225
- Educating Teachers as Designers: The Potentials of Kyouzai Kenkyuu in Social Science Teacher Education, Journal of Social Science Education, 20(3), 174-195, 20211015
Publications such as books
- 2021, J. Kim, N. Yoshida, S. Iwata, & H. Kawaguchi (Eds.), LESSON STUDY-based teacher education: From Japan to the world., Hiromi Kawaguchi, Takumi Watanabe. All routes lead to lesson study: Lesson study in methods courses for teacher preparation., New York, NY: Routledge, Scholarly Book, Joint work, 英語, 9780367478452, 240, 16
Invited Lecture, Oral Presentation, Poster Presentation
- Introduction, localization, and divergence of self study in the context of Japanese society: Dilemmas of teacher educators, Masahiro SAITO, Yu OSAKA, Takumi WATANABE, Kazuhiro KUSAHARA, ATEE 2021 Annual Conference, 2021/09/10, Without Invitation, English, Association for Teacher Education in Europe, Online
- Trends and Issues of Teaching Local Environment at Primary Grades in Japan: Focused on the Subject "Living Environment Studies", Takumi Watanabe and Hiroaki Sakaue, IGU-CGE Conference 2021 in Prague, 2021/08/11, Without Invitation, English, International Geographical Union Commission on Geographical Education (IGU-CGE), Prague (Online)