Educational Sociology, Intercultural Education, Chinese Studies

Specialized exercises I/II, cross-cultural exchange, diversity, multicultural coexistence, academic literacy

Graduate School of Human Sciences, Osaka University

Master's (Human Science)

Japanese Society of Education, Japanese Society of Education, Japanese Society of Intercultural Education, Japanese Society of Overseas Chinese Studies

Multicultural Education
Foreigner School (Chinese School)

１） Research on Multicultural Education
We are conducting an educational sociological survey on the education and career development of foreign children who have come to Japan since 1980.
２） Study of Foreign Schools
For foreign schools in Japan (especially Chinese schools), we conduct interviews with young Chinese students, teachers, and parents who study there. From fiscal 2020, we would like to clarify the relationship between career formation and school experience under the theme of "Study on the socialization function of Chinese schools."

[Co-author]
・Kokichi Shimizu, edited by "Newcomers Living in High School - Education Support in Osaka Prefectural High School" Akashi Shoten, 2008
・Kokichi Shimizu, Tomoko Nakajima, and Satoshi Kaji, “Japanese Foreign Schools: Challenges of Education Policy on Transnationalities” Akashi Shoten, 2014 (Part 3 Chinese School)
・Co-authored by Kokichi Shimizu, edited by Hiko Hayashizaki, "The World's Hard Schools: Efforts to Correct Academic Disparities in East Asia and Europe" Akashi Shoten 2019 (Chapters 3 and 10, Hong Kong Parts)
・Kosuke Yamamoto, Enai “High School in Osaka with Foreign Students: Transformation in School Culture and the Life Course of Graduates” Akashi Shoten 2023 (Part 3: Now of students who graduated from school: Sharing writing)

[Research Representative]
・Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (ISHIKAWA Tomoko, Shimonoseki City University) 2020-2023

[Research Contributor]
・Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Grant-in-Aid for Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (A) "Clinical Education Sociology Research on Understanding and Improvement and Overcoming Achievement Disparities" (Representative: Kokichi Shimizu, Graduate School, Osaka University) 2014-2019
・Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C) "Research on Transfer Forms in Education for Newcomers" (Representative: Enai, Graduate School, Osaka University) 2018-2021
・Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (A) "Research on Places for Foreign Students - National Survey of Special Capacity Schools and Part-time and Telecommunications High Schools" (Representative: Matsuo Tamaki, Utsunomiya University) 2019-2024
・Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (A) "Educational Sociological Research on Elimination and Inclusion in School Systems - From a Minority Perspective" (Representative: Kokichi Shimizu, Graduate School, Osaka University) 2020-2023

[Research collaborators]
・Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research from the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Challenged sprouting research "Sociology of Foreign Schools: Focusing on the Educational Strategy of People Who Return" (Representative: Kokichi Shimizu, Graduate School, Osaka University) 2011-2012

Chinese Social Theory and Multicultural Symbiosis

In the seminar, we will consider Chinese society from the viewpoint of "transportation of people". After the reform and opening-up policy began in 1978, the movement of people and goods from China to overseas increased. In addition, due to the relaxation of the departure policy, a departure boom such as studying abroad occurred, and the number of new immigrants increased. Furthermore, as represented by overseas Chinese, Chinese immigrants have a long history and large scale not only in Southeast Asia but also in Japan, Europe and the United States. In this seminar, we will focus on the impact of the transformation of "China" on changes in the environment and consciousness surrounding the movement of people from China, and deepen our learning about the state of Chinese society as a sender country. In addition, in this seminar, you can set various research themes and explore them freely. (For example, multicultural coexistence, children with foreign roots, education issues, inequality issues, gender, family relationships, environmental issues, youth values, etc.)

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