School of Education / Graduate School of Education and Human Development

Jiro TAKAI
Dean of the School of Education / Graduate School of Education and Human Development

Faculty Introduction

Since its founding in 1949, the School of Education has maintained a fundamental commitment to academic excellence in educational sciences and psychological and human developmental sciences. The basic goals of the School are to contribute to the advancement of cutting-edge educational research and to provide state-of-the-art programs designed for prospective researchers and education-related professions.

The undergraduate program consists of five instructional fields: 1) lifelong education and development, 2) school education and information science, 3) international education and culture, 4) human psychology, and 5) counseling and psychotherapy. Undergraduate students are awarded a BA degree.

The School provides graduate programs including both research degree programs and professional degree programs. The Department of Educational Sciences offers graduate programs leading to the MA, Ed.D. and Ph.D. degrees. The Department of Psychology and Human Developmental Sciences offers graduate programs leading to the MA and Ph.D. degrees.

The School of Education has trained many talented specialists, and many of its graduates have become academic faculty at institutions of higher education in Japan and other countries. Other graduates may be found across Japan and throughout the world in both the government and private sectors, and in organizations dedicated to educational research.

School of Education / Graduate School of Education and Human Development

Courses

Teacher Development Theory Lecture I

School of Education / Graduate School of Education and Human Development
Arani Sarkar, Associate Professor
2015 Fall

Students will learn theoretical and practical knowledge as well as basic and technical skills of teacher training education, in-service education, and teacher education instructors. One of the fe ....

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Curriculum Studies II ／ Planning II

School of Education / Graduate School of Education and Human Development
Hiroyuki KUNO, Associate Professor
2015 Spring

In this lecture, we will focus on a wide perspective of curriculum fundamentals and the trends of Japanese education so that we can consider the position and meaning of the underlying concept of sc ....

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Research Methods in Psychology 6

School of Education / Graduate School of Education and Human Development
Hitoshi KANEKO, Associate Professor
2015 Spring

The first step to start training as a genuine practitioner of clinical psychology, is to gain basic knowledge and techniques. ....

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Sociology of Education： Lecture II

School of Education / Graduate School of Education and Human Development
Ryo UCHIDA, Associate Professor
2012 Fall

Course ContentsIn order to zero in on the attraction of sociology of education, this class will focus on following 3 points:Firstly, it will focus on "academic discipline". This class will illust ....

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