CHEN SICONG
Comment
"To be free is not merely to cast off one's chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others." Nelson Mandela (Long Walk to Freedom, 1994)
Organization
Faculty of Human-Environment Studies Department of Education Associate Professor
School of Education
（Joint Appointment）
Graduate School of Human-Environment Studies Department of Education（Joint Appointment）
Title
Associate Professor
Contact information
Profile
Sicong Chen works in the field of citizenship education, which cuts across education, politics, sociology, and philosophy. His research focuses on the policy, practice, and politics of citizenship education in East Asian contexts.
Homepage
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https://sites.google.com/site/sicongc
Personal website
External link
ORCID
Degree
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BA (Jinan University, China)
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MA (with distinction, University of York, UK)
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PhD (Osaka University, Japan)
Research History
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Tohoku University Graduate School of Education Lecturer
2015.9 - 2018.3
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Tohoku University Graduate School of Education Assistant Professor
2014.4 - 2015.8
Research Interests・Research Keywords
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Research theme：Publicness, privateness, and citizenship education in Asian societies
Keyword：Publicness; privateness; citizenship education; Asia
Research period： 2023.7
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Research theme：Politics of culture and citizenship education
Keyword：culture; politics; politics of culture; culturalization of politics; citizenship education
Research period： 2022.1 - 2023.5
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Research theme：Citizenship education and governmentality
Keyword：governmentality, critical psychology, Michel Foucault
Research period： 2021.4
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Research theme：City and citizenship education: beyond the nation-state
Keyword：urban, cosmopolitan, heterogeneity, participation
Research period： 2021.4
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Research theme：Citizenship education for social justice in East Asian societies
Keyword：social justice education, school, policy, discourse, practice, comparison
Research period： 2019.4
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Research theme：Citizenship and citizenship education in Asian contexts: conceptions, understandings, policies, and practices
Keyword：citizenship; citizenship education; East-West
Research period： 2010.4
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Research theme：Developing global/Asian citizenship: the effect and limit of studying abroad and international joint education
Keyword：global citizenship, Asian citizenship, studying abroad, international joint education
Research period： 2005.10 - 2018.3
Papers
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Deciphering citizenship education in Asian contexts: discourse, practice and politics
Sicong Chen
Citizenship Teaching & Learning 19 ( 2 ) 129 - 132 2024.10
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The politics of education on China’s periphery: ‘Telling China’s Story Well’ – or honestly? 中国的边缘和教育的政治：实事求是地‘讲好中国故事’ International journal
60 ( 1 ) 2024.1
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From confident subject to humble citizen: reimagining citizenship education in contemporary China Reviewed International journal
Sicong Chen
Discourse: Studies in the Cultural Politics of Education 2023.7
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The culturalisation of politics in contemporary Chinese citizenship education 当代中国公民教育的政治文化化 Reviewed International journal
2023.5
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Educating for social justice in contemporary China: the politics of justice and injustice Reviewed International journal
Sicong Chen
Discourse: Studies in the Cultural Politics of Education 2021.2
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The official discourse of social justice in citizenship education: A comparison between Japan and China Reviewed International journal
Sicong Chen
Education, Citizenship and Social Justice 2020.12
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Advancing global citizenship education in Japan and China: An exploration and comparison of the national curricula Reviewed International journal
Sicong Chen
Citizenship Teaching & Learning 15 ( 3 ) 341 - 356 2020.10
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Rethinking citizenship and citizenship education in contemporary China: Discourses and politics Reviewed International journal
Sicong Chen
Chinese Education & Society 53 ( 1-2 ) 3 - 13 2020.3
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The discrepancy of meaning of citizenship between the state and society in China: implications for citizenship education and its policymaking Reviewed International journal
Sicong Chen
Education, Citizenship and Social Justice 8 ( 3 ) 263 - 275 2013.9
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Developing global citizenship: the effect of studying abroad Reviewed International journal
Sicong Chen
International Journal of Development Education and Global Learning 3 ( 3 ) 45 - 64 2011.9
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An alternative model of international joint education in Northeast Asia
Sicong Chen, @Robin Jung-Cheng Chen
Annual Bulletin, Graduate School of Education, Tohoku University 5 75 - 91 2019.3
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Sicong Chen @Yoshifumi Shimizu
Education Network Center Annual Report, Graduate School of Education, Tohoku University 17 13 - 21 2017.3
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Sicong Chen
Annual Bulletin, Graduate School of Education, Tohoku University 3 37 - 48 2017.3
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留学生受け入れプログラムの充実化を目指した地域連携のあり方－東北大学大学院教育学研究科の国際連携プログラムを事例として－
@朴賢淑 @田中光晴 陳思聡
東北大学大学院教育学研究科研究年報 63 ( 2 ) 315 - 330 2015.3
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東アジアにおける大学間連携による共同教育プログラムの可能性－Asia Education Leader Courseを事例に－
@田中光晴 陳思聡 @朴賢淑
東北大学大学院教育学研究科研究年報 63 ( 2 ) 331 - 347 2015.3
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Community service learning: an approach to facilitate citizenship education in higher education Invited
Sicong Chen
CitizED 2006.11
Books
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The Meaning of Citizenship in Contemporary Chinese Society: An Empirical Study through Western Lens
Sicong Chen（ Role： Sole author）
Singapore: Springer 2018.1
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Common Curriculum Guide for Peace Education in Northeast Asia International journal
APCEIU（ Role： Contributor）
Seoul: APCEIU 2023.12 （ ISBN:979-11-93573-06-8 ）
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Sicong Chen（ Role： Joint author）
2023.5
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Thomas Kwan-choi Tse, Sicong Chen（ Role： Joint author）
2022.10
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Yeow-Tong Chia, Sicong Chen（ Role： Joint author）
Springer Nature Singapore 2022.6
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「近年の環境変化による学校の現在」（中国編）元兼正浩監修『教育制度エッセンス』
陳 思聡（ Role： Joint author）
花書院 2021.12
Presentations
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Citizenship Education in Contemporary China Invited International conference
Sicong Chen
Online Forum IV, The 2023 Annual Conference of the Asia-Pacific Association for Teacher Education 2023.11
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Citizenship and Social Justice Education Invited
Sicong Chen
Brown Bag Seminar, Institute for Asian and Oceanian Studies (Q-AOS), Kyushu University 2023.11
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APCEIU Session “Nationalism, Global Citizenship, and Education in an Era of Rising Geopolitics” Invited International conference
the UNESCO Chair DCMÉT International Symposium on Democracy, Global Citizenship and Transformative Education 2023.10
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Citizenship Education for Social Justice in Japan and China: Discourse and Politics Invited International conference
2022.1
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The Official Discourse of Social Justice in Citizenship Education: A Comparison between Japan and China International conference
Sicong Chen
World Education Research Association Focal Meeting 10th Anniversary "Future of Democracy and Education: Realizing Equity and Social Justice Worldwide" 2019.8
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「社会正義」の意味―シティズンシップ教育の公的な言説の分析から Invited
陳思聡
日本シティズンシップ教育フォーラム（J-CEF）シンポジウム『「複数性」から問うシティズンシップ教育―日本における実践課題を考える―』 2021.10
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Constructing Culture and Educating Citizens in Developmental States: Singapore and China International conference
2021.9
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A new model of international student mobility in East Asia: the case of the Asia Education Leader Course International conference
Sicong Chen @Yoshifumi Shimizu @ Robin J.C. Chen
6th BNU-UCL IOE Conference on "Education and Mobilities: Ideas, People and Technologies" 2017.5
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Hope for Global Citizenship: a search in Japanese and Chinese education policies International conference
Sicong Chen
11th Biennial Comparative Education Society of Asia "Education and Social Progress: Insights from Comparative Perspectives" 2018.5
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Chinese university students' and migrant workers' perceptions of citizenship as identity and their educational implications International conference
Sicong Chen
11th CitizED International Conference 2015.6
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An investigation of Chinese university students' understanding of citizenship International conference
Sicong Chen
2013.5
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Activeness and inclusiveness of citizenship in Chinese media and its educational implications International conference
Sicong Chen
2012.10
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The collision of implications of citizenship between state and society in china: evidence from content analysis of a regional newspaper International conference
Sicong Chen
2011.3
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Developing global citizenship: the effect of studying abroad International conference
Sicong Chen
2010.11
MISC
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Sicong Chen
Citizenship Teaching & Learning 19 ( 2 ) 213 - 215 2024.10
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Sicong Chen
Citizenship Teaching & Learning 19 ( 2 ) 216 - 218 2024.10
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Review of Constructing Modern Asian Citizenship edited by Edward Vickers & Krishna Kumar
Sicong Chen
Compare, 46(5), 854-6 2016.3
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Review of Citizenship Education in China: Preparing Citizens for the "Chinese Century" edited by Kerry J. Kennedy, Gregory P. Fairbrother and Zhao Zhenzhou
Sicong Chen
Citizenship Teaching & Learning, 10(2), 223-4 2015.4
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Review of International Mobility and Educational Desire: Chinese Foreign Talent Students in Singapore by Peidong Yang
Sicong Chen
Citizenship Teaching & Learning, 13(3), 371-2 2018.10
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Review of School Leadership, Citizenship Education and Politics in China: Experiences from Junior Secondary Schools in Shanghai by Shuqin Xu
Sicong Chen
Citizenship Teaching & Learning, 12(3), 379-80 2017.9
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Review of Education as Cultivation in Chinese Culture edited by Shihkuan Hsu and Yuh-Yin Wu
Sicong Chen
Citizenship Teaching & Learning, 11(1), 107-9 2015.12
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Citizens, the state and society: Chinese citizens' understanding of citizenship
Sicong Chen
Forum in Society for International development (SID) 2012.7
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Review of Social Transition and Citizenship Education: The System Construction of Objectives and Contents of Citizenship Education in China (社会转型与公民教育-中国公民教育目标与内容体系的建构) by Hui Zhao
2011.10
Professional Memberships
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Comparative Education Society of Asia (CESA)
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Japan Citizenship Education Forum
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Japan Association for Citizenship Education
Committee Memberships
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Human Rights Education Review (HRER) International Editorial Advisory Board Member Foreign country
2024.9
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日本シティズンシップ教育フォーラム(Japan citizenship Education Forum)「シティズンシップ教育研究大会2023」 実行委員 Domestic
2023.5 - 2023.10
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Executive Domestic
2022.12 - 2024.12
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日本シティズンシップ教育学会 研究理事 Domestic
2022.12 - 2024.12
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Comparative Education Society of Asia (CESA) Assistant Secretary General Foreign country
2018.5 - 2022.10
Academic Activities
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2024
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2024
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Organizer International contribution
Sub-regional Workshop on a Common Curriculum for Peace Education in Northeast Asia （ Japan ） 2023.3
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Screening of academic papers
Role(s)： Peer review
2023
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指定討論者
日本シティズンシップ教育学会第３回大会 シンポジウム 「シティズンシップ教育が平和に貢献できる可能性とその限界」 （ 九州大学 ） 2022.12
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Comparative Education International contribution
2022.6 - 2023.12
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Citizenship Teaching and Learning International contribution
2022.5 - 2023.2
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Screening of academic papers
Role(s)： Peer review
2022
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Chair International contribution
Webinar "Discourse and Politics of Citizenship Education in Asia" （ Online Japan ） 2021.12
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発表者
九州大学人社系協働研究コモンズ 「九大発アジア学の実践と協働」シンポジウム 2021.3
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Chair & Presenter International contribution
Citizenship and Social Justice Education in Asia （ Online Japan ） 2021.2
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Screening of academic papers
Role(s)： Peer review
2021
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コメンテーター
「『空飛ぶクルマ』の社会実装における社会的課題解決に向けて」シンポジウム 2020.12
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Screening of academic papers
Role(s)： Peer review
2020
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Screening of academic papers
Role(s)： Peer review
2019
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Screening of academic papers
Role(s)： Peer review
2018
Research Projects
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Education for Social Justice in East Asia: Perceptions and Practices in Public Schools
Grant number：19K14096 2019 - 2021
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research Early-Career Scientists
Authorship：Principal investigator Grant type：Scientific research funding
Educational Activities
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I open courses about citizenship education, politics of education, democratic education, and multicultural education. Among the topics that I am supervising or able to supervise are citizenship (nation-state, emigration/immigration, ethnicity, class, religion, gender, sexuality, minority) and education, global citizenship and education, democracy and education, education for social justice, multiculturalism and education, human rights and education, and politics and education, particularly in East Asian contexts.
I welcome applications for postgraduate study. When you contact me, please explain your research interest, ideally with a research proposal. Please note that I will only respond to quality applications that I can supervise.
Master's dissertation topics (being) supervised:
- The possibility of critical affective citizenship education in Japan
- Gender and citizenship issues behind the increased number of female postgraduate students in China
- Empirical study of global citizen attributes among Japanese and Chinese university students
- Chinese Youth’s Digital Citizenship
- Academic discourse of global citizenship education in East Asia
- ＃MeToo Movement and social justice education in East Asia
Class subject
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Education and politics Ⅱ
2023.12 - 2024.2 Winter quarter
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Citizenship and Citizenship Education I
2023.10 - 2024.3 Second semester
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Democracy and Education Ⅱ
2023.10 - 2023.12 Fall quarter
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Citizenship education in Contemporary Asia Ⅱ
2023.6 - 2023.8 Summer quarter
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異文化理解の教育
2023.6 - 2023.8 Summer quarter
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基幹教育セミナー
2023.6 - 2023.8 Summer quarter
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特別研究
2023.4 - 2024.3 Full year
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博士論文指導演習
2023.4 - 2024.3 Full year
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異文化間教育実践論
2023.4 - 2023.9 First semester
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Citizenship education in Contemporary Asia Ⅰ
2023.4 - 2023.6 Spring quarter
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Education and politics Ⅰ
2022.12 - 2023.2 Winter quarter
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Education and politics Ⅰ
2022.12 - 2023.2 Winter quarter
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Citizenship and Citizenship Education Ⅱ
2022.10 - 2023.3 Second semester
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Citizenship and Citizenship Education Ⅱ
2022.10 - 2023.3 Second semester
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Democracy and Education Ⅰ
2022.10 - 2022.12 Fall quarter
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Democracy and Education Ⅰ
2022.10 - 2022.12 Fall quarter
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Citizenship Education in Contemporary Asia Ⅱ
2022.6 - 2022.8 Summer quarter
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Citizenship Education in Contemporary Asia Ⅱ
2022.6 - 2022.8 Summer quarter
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特別研究
2022.4 - 2023.3 Full year
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特別研究
2022.4 - 2023.3 Full year
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Citizenship and Citizenship Education I
2022.4 - 2022.9 First semester
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Citizenship and Citizenship Education I
2022.4 - 2022.9 First semester
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異文化理解の教育
2022.4 - 2022.6 Spring quarter
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Citizenship Education in Contemporary Asia Ⅰ
2022.4 - 2022.6 Spring quarter
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異文化理解の教育
2022.4 - 2022.6 Spring quarter
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Citizenship Education in Contemporary Asia Ⅰ
2022.4 - 2022.6 Spring quarter
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異文化間教育論
2021.12 - 2022.2 Winter quarter
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異文化間教育実践論
2021.10 - 2022.3 Second semester
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Education and Politics Ⅱ
2021.10 - 2021.12 Fall quarter
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Democracy and Education Ⅱ
2021.6 - 2021.8 Summer quarter
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Citizenship education in contemporary Asia Ⅱ
2021.6 - 2021.8 Summer quarter
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外書講読
2021.4 - 2021.9 First semester
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教育学文献講読
2021.4 - 2021.9 First semester
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Citizenship Education in Contemporary Asia Ⅰ
2021.4 - 2021.6 Spring quarter
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異文化理解の教育
2020.12 - 2021.2 Winter quarter
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異文化間教育実践論
2020.10 - 2021.3 Second semester
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Citizenship education in contemporary Asia Ⅱ
2020.10 - 2020.12 Fall quarter
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基幹教育セミナー
2020.6 - 2020.8 Summer quarter
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Education and politics Ⅰ
2020.6 - 2020.8 Summer quarter
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卒業論文指導演習
2020.4 - 2020.9 First semester
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教育学文献講読
2020.4 - 2020.9 First semester
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外書講読
2020.4 - 2020.9 First semester
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Democracy and Education Ⅰ
2020.4 - 2020.9 First semester
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Citizenship Education in Contemporary Asia Ⅰ
2020.4 - 2020.6 Spring quarter
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異文化間教育実践論
2019.10 - 2020.3 Second semester
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異文化理解の教育
2019.10 - 2020.3 Second semester
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Citizenship Education in Contemporary Asia Ⅱ
2019.10 - 2020.3 Second semester
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Democracy and Education II
2019.4 - 2019.9 First semester
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Citizenship education in contemporary Asia Ⅰ
2019.4 - 2019.9 First semester
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Democracy and Education Ⅱ
2019.4 - 2019.9 First semester
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教育学文献講読
2019.4 - 2019.9 First semester
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Education and politics Ⅰ
2019.4 - 2019.9 First semester
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教育学文献購読
2019.4 - 2019.9 First semester
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Education and Politics I
2019.4 - 2019.9 First semester
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Citizenship Education in Contemporary Asia I
2019.4 - 2019.9 First semester
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Citizenship Education in Contemporary Asia Ⅱ
2018.10 - 2019.3 Second semester
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Citizenship Education in Contemporary Asia Ⅱ
2018.10 - 2019.3 Second semester
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異文化理解の教育
2018.10 - 2019.3 Second semester
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異文化間教育実践論
2018.10 - 2019.3 Second semester
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異文化間教育実践論
2018.10 - 2019.3 Second semester
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異文化理解の教育
2018.10 - 2019.3 Second semester
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Citizenship Education in Contemporary Asia I
2018.4 - 2018.9 First semester
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Citizenship Education in Contemporary Asia Ⅰ
2018.4 - 2018.9 First semester
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Education and Politics Ⅰ
2018.4 - 2018.9 First semester
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Democracy and Education Ⅰ
2018.4 - 2018.9 First semester
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Democracy and Education I
2018.4 - 2018.9 First semester
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Education and Politics I
2018.4 - 2018.9 First semester
Other educational activity and Special note
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2021 Special Affairs
Outline of Social Contribution and International Cooperation activities
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2022.04～2023.12 Co-drafted, with Jeongmin Eom and Kevin Kester, the UNESCO-APCEIU's Common Curriculum Guide for Peace Education in Northeast Asia (https://www.unescoapceiu.org/post/5051).
Media Coverage
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Interviewed in the news report "Hong Kong Sedition Charge 'Conundrum' for Overseas Universities" by Pola Lem Newspaper, magazine
Times Higher Education 2023.11
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Interviewed in the news report "'Collective crawling' and cardboard dogs 'are creative protests'" by Pola Lem Newspaper, magazine
Times Higher Education 2022.12