KYOKO TANIGUCHI

Last Updated :2025/04/11

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. 2025, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , 1Term, Academic approach to SDGs - A
  2. 2025, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , 2Term, Academic approach to SDGs - A
  3. 2025, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , 2Term, Educational Sciences and Society
  4. 2025, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , 2Term, Educational Sciences and Society
  5. 2025, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , 3Term, History of Japanese Educational Development
  6. 2025, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , 1Term, Planning for Educational Development I
  7. 2025, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , 3Term, Planning for Educational Development II
  8. 2025, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , Academic Year, Special Study(April 2025 Master's Students)
  9. 2025, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , Academic Year, Special Study(October 2025 Master's Students)
  10. 2025, Graduate Education (Doctoral Program) , Academic Year, Special Study(April 2025 Doctoral Students)
  11. 2025, Graduate Education (Doctoral Program) , Academic Year, Special Study(October 2025 Doctoral Students)

Research Activities

Academic Papers

  1. School-Level and Student-Level Factors Influencing Lower Secondary Student Achievement in Cambodia, Journal of International Cooperation in Education, 0000
  2. Impact of Disaster Prevention Education Training in Thailand: Insights from Instructor Training, Studies in Education, 5, 271-278, 2024
  3. Workshop Report Conducted from 2nd to 4th September, 2024, Hiroshima University, 2024
  4. 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
  5. Caregiver Support Handbook. Plan for Children Aged 3, 4, and 5 Years in Pre-primary Schools, Hiroshima University, 2024
  6. 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
  7. 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
  8. 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
  9. Multiple Alternative Indicators for Gauging School Effectiveness in Sub-Saharan Africa, Studies in Education, 3, 268-274, 2022
  10. ★, 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
  11. Parental Engagement in Children's Home-Schooling during COVID-19 Pandemic: Results from the Cross-national-research, Studies in Education, 2021
  12. Report of the International Workshop on Medical ZAIRAICHI, A Medical-Local Knowledge on Research Network, Journal of African Studies, 99, 21-27, 2021
  13. ★, 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
  14. ★, 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
  15. ★, 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
  16. Long-Term Effects of Preprimary Education on Cognitive Development: Evidence from PISA-D Participating Countries, Studies of Education, 1, 237-245, 2020
  17. ★, 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
  18. ★, 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
  19. ★, The Causes of Dropout in Rural Primary Schools in Malawi, Journal of International Cooperation in Education, 20(1), 1-14, 2017
  20. ★, 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
  21. ★, Analyses of reading comprehension skills in primary schools of Malawi, Africa Educational Research Journal, 7, 119-136, 2016
  22. Policy Brief: Expected and Actual Skills of Young Workers in the Garment Industry of Ethiopia, Nagoya University, 2016
  23. ★, 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
  24. ★, 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
  25. ★, 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
  26. Is Participation in Preschool Education Associated with Higher Student Achievement?, IEA's Policy Brief Series, 2, 2013
  27. 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
  28. School Improvement Process of Basic Schools in Zambia, Africa Educational Research Journal, 3, 56-72, 2012
  29. 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
  30. Analysis of Effective Schools in Primary Schools in Uganda, International Conference on Education Research, 901-908, 2012
  31. 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. Diagnosing Acquisition of Cognitive Domain in Mathematics Curriculum: A Case of Malawi, Ghana, and Uganda, Comparative and International Education Society, 2025, Without Invitation, English
  2. Educational Practices in Pre-primary Education in Malawi: Focusing on Voluntary Activities of Caregivers, Japan Comparative Education Society, 2024/06/30, Without Invitation, Japanese
  3. Voluntary Educational Practice of Caregivers in Pre-Primary Education in Malawi, The Japan Society for International Development, 2024/06/15, Without Invitation, Japanese
  4. Educational Practice in Community-Based Childcare Centre in Malawi, Japan Association for African Studies, 2024/05/18, Without Invitation, Japanese
  5. 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
  6. 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
  7. 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
  8. 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
  9. 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
  10. Management in Community-Based Childcare Centre: Focusing on Unpaid Volunteer Caregivers, Japan Comparative Education Society, 2023/06/17, Without Invitation, Japanese
  11. 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
  12. 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
  13. 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
  14. Revisiting Primary Schools in Malawi: Identifying Causes of Failure to Advances, World Council of Comparative Education Societies (WCCES), 2022/11/16, Without Invitation, English
  15. 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
  16. 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
  17. Individual and School Levels Factors Influencing Student Achievement in Cambodia, Japan Comparative Education Society, Annual Conference, 2022/06/25, Without Invitation, English
  18. 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
  19. 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
  20. 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
  21. 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
  22. Life skills education in primary school in Malawi: Achievement and its causes, Japan Association for African Studies, 2021/05/22, Without Invitation, Japanese
  23. 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
  24. Life Skills Education in Malawian Primary Schools, International Workshop on Medical-Zairaichi, A Medical-local Knowledge Research Network, 2021/02/07, With Invitation, English
  25. 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
  26. 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
  27. 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
  28. 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
  29. 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
  30. 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
  31. 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
  32. 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
  33. 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
  34. Determinates of Primary School Dropout in Malawi: A Multilevel Event History Analysis, The Japan Society for International Development, 2015/11/28, Without Invitation, English
  35. 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
  36. 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
  37. 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
  38. 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
  39. 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
  40. 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
  41. 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
  42. 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
  43. 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
  44. 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
  45. 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
  46. 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
  47. 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
  48. 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
  49. Analysis of Effective Schools in Primary Schools in Uganda, The 13th International Conference on Education Research, Session, 2012/10/17, Without Invitation, English
  50. 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
  51. Community Participation and School Management in Primary Schools in Malawi. Malawi, Malawi Ministry of Education Science and Technology, 2011/11/08, With Invitation, English
  52. 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
  53. 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. 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
  2. JICA Kusanone, Improving access and quality of pre-primary education in rural Malawi, 2022
  3. KAKENHI, 2020, 2024
  4. KAKENHI, Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research B, Study on Measuring Continuous Achievement in Developing Countries Based on Test Theory, 2019, 2022
  5. KAKENHI Grant-in-Aid for JSPS Fellows, 2019, 2020
  6. KAKENHI, 2018, 2023
  7. KAKENHI Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research, Study on Measuring Basic Achievement in Developing Countries Based on Item Response Theory, 2016, 2019
  8. KAKENHI Grant-in-Aid for JSPS Fellows, 2016, 2019
  9. KAKENHI Grant-in-Aid for JSPS Fellows, 2014, 2016
  10. The Hiroshima University Education and Research Support Foundation, 2013, 2014
  11. Sasakawa Scientific Research Grant, 2013, 2014
  12. K. MATSUSHITA FOUNDATION Research Grant, 2012, 2013
  13. Sasakawa Scientific Research Grant, 2011, 2012

Social Activities

History as Committee Members

  1. Part-time lecturer, 2023, Hiroshima Jogakuin University
  2. Part-time lecturer, 2019, 2020, Nagoya University of Commerce and Business

History as Peer Reviews of Academic Papers

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