34th Japan-U.S. Teacher Education Consortium

JUSTEC 2025
September 6th-8th, 2025

Call for Proposals
Conference Theme:

Diversity and Inclusion in Education
教育における多様性とインクルージョン
Supported by:

U.S. Consulate General Osaka-Kobe
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology, Japan
American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE)

While quality teacher education has been a focus for nations striving to reach thesustainable development goal #4 of the United Nations, the Covid pandemic has
created serious setbacks for all nations and led to greater inequity and disparity
in education worldwide.
In the U.S., political and economic influences have led to increasing social andeducational division, and the student achievement gap continues to widen,
especially for minority students and recent immigrants. In Japan, there has beena significant increase of ethnically diverse children and parents due to labor
shortages and subsequent immigration into Japan because of a declining
Japanese birthrate. As a result, this new population of ethnically diverse children
poses a great challenge for teachers and teacher education programs to maintainand expand the quality of education in Japan. It is essential to ensure that all
children can learn in a safe environment with quality programs. Under such social
circumstances, both in the U.S. and Japan, schools strive to address the current
challenges and improve children's holistic growth at present and in the future.
JUSTEC 2025 provides an opportunity to exchange ideas and share research andpractice regarding teacher education for pre-service and in-service teachers toencourage teachers to commit to a mission of social justice and educational
equity and excellence so as to enhance society and the world through education.
JUSTEC 2025 would like to explore effective, reflective, and meaningfuleducational theories and practices for diversity and inclusion in education.
Thus, the Japan-U.S. Teacher Education Consortium (JUSTEC) cordially invites
educators to JUSTEC 2025, an in-person conference, to exchange ideas,
methods, insights, and challenges in teacher education. University faculty andadministrators, P-12 teachers, policymakers, curriculum developers, andgraduate students are invited to submit proposals.
1/4Proposal Deadline: January 15, 2025
Selection of proposals for the Conference will be made by the JUSTEC Planning
Committee by March 15, 2025. Please refer to the proposal review criteria before
you submit your proposal. Decisions of the planning committee are final.
Additional details regarding the final recording and submission of presentations
will be sent to accepted presenters.

Relevant Areas of Research and Study include:
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Teacher Professional Development
Teacher Assessment & Evaluation
Active learning / Student-centered pedagogy in Teacher Education
Effective Technology-based & Innovative Forms of Teacher Education
Language Development in Teacher Education
Well Being, Mental Health, and Self Care in Teacher Education
Impacts of National Policy in Teacher Education
Teacher Leadership**Teacher Leadership:
Teacher leadership is an area of teacher education that examines teachers
who take on leadership roles and responsibilities in addition to regularclassroom teaching responsibilities. It differs from administrative or principal
leadership, which emphasizes K-12 administrators whose responsibilities lie in
leading the school. Some examples of teacher leadership in K-12 include:
mentor teacher, instructional coach, reading coordinator, grade or subject leadteacher, curriculum specialist, cooperating/mentor teacher, etc. Research inthis area might include studies in teacher-led professional development,teacher mentoring relationships, structures and systems of instructionalcoaching, and the lives and experiences of teacher leaders.

Steps to Submit Proposals/Abstracts
1. Please download and use a template for WORD or a template for

Google documents.
2. Complete the information and submit your proposal using theSubmission Form.

Note:・If your proposal is accepted, it will be used as an abstract in the conference
program.

・Selected featured presentations will be arranged on the morning of Day 1,
September 6th (Saturday), 2025.

・If your proposal is conditionally accepted, you will be asked to submit a revised
version by the designated date written in a mail from the JUSTEC Office.

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Submission Policy
・ After the deadline, late proposals will be considered provided that there issufficient space in the conference program and they pass the review
process.

・In order to facilitate broad participation, applicants are limited to serve as firstpresenter for one proposal and to be co-presenter(s) for a second proposal.

・Presenters/co-presenters of accepted proposals must have a paid
registration by the designated date to be included in the program.

Key Dates
Jul. 15, 2024:

JUSTEC 2025 Announcement

Sep. 15, 2024: Submission for Proposals Opens
Jan. 15, 2025: Deadline for Proposals
Mar. 15, 2025: Notification for AcceptanceRegistration Opens
Jun. 15, 2025: Deadline for Abstracts
All Presenters & Co-presenters must have a paid registration by this date.

Jul. 15, 2025:

Registration Closes

Tentative Program
Day1: Saturday, Sep.6, 2025: Presentations, Keynote Address,
Panel Discussion, Reception
Day2: Sunday, Sep.7, 2025:

Presentations

Day3: Monday, Sep.8, 2025:

Optional School Visit, Presentations

Keynote Speaker: Dr. Koukichi Shimizu● Director, Research Institute for Education; Professor, Graduate Schoolof Clinical Education; Mukogawa Women’s University● Former President of the Japan Society for Educational Sociology● Director, National Board of Directors, Japanese Educational ResearchAssociation
His main research themes include “Research on the reality of academic
achievement gaps and improvement measures in elementary and juniorhigh schools,” “Research on school adjustment and educational support for‘newcomers’ to Japan,” “International comparison of academic
achievement policies,” and “Research on the exclusion and inclusion of3/4

minority groups in schools.” Recent publications include “Overcoming theAcademic Achievement Gap” (2020), “Teachers' Bottom Line” (2021),“Polarizing Schools” (2021), and “Parentocracy” (2022).

Participation Fee for JUSTEC 2025 (3 days):
20000 yen for Regular participant
10000 yen for Student (Graduate and Undergraduate)*The participation fee is all-inclusive, including a reception, refreshments, and aschool visit since JUSTEC encourages you to attend all programs.

Accommodation:
Accommodation and Access information is available on the JUSTEC website.
To Long-distance travelers, please plan to check in at your hotel by September
5th (Friday), 2025, so you can attend Day 1, September 6th (Saturday), 2025.

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