ISSA Activity Brief
Issue_02 Aug. 2019

GREETINGS FROM NEW
MEMBERSWe are pleased to let you knowthat ISSA is getting bigger andbigger! Please welcome two newmembers of ISSA.

● EDUCATION IN THE
SOCIALSTUDIESDEPARTMENTRESEARCHASSOCIATION (ESSDRA)

2018. In anticipation, we planned
the following: 1) the 30th annual
meeting took place on 9th and 10thof February 2019 at the Hyogo

practical research. To achieve thateducation

insocialstudies

2018, the literature review mainly
focused on our Journal’s publishedpapers, as well as original articlesandandbookreviews,practices

kyouikugaku

and3)(Shakaikeikyoukakenkyu

nobreakthrough: Riron to jissen nooukan

theSocial

Studieswomezasite)”published this November.

willbe● JAPANESE ASSOCIATIONOF SOCIAL STUDIES (JASS)

Department

goal, it is necessary to further
enrichresearchacademicjournalsconferences,

andoffer

information on research results tothe society, and promote active
discussions

on

among members.
Thesecondsocialisstudiesinternationalcorrespondence in a globalized
world. Research exchanges havebeen conducted among individuals,
but now it is necessary to thinkabout international exchange at theacademic society level. The third iscorrespondence as the academic
to deepen our understanding of

new member of ISSA. On behalf of

new courses of study, develop ways

our association, I would like toanniversary of it’s establishment in

The first is the enrichment ofthings that we now require in order

I’m glad that ESSDRA has become a

The ESSDRA celebrated the 30th

activities in our academic society.

society for courses of study. That is,

Research Association” (ESSDRA).

introduce our activities.

The following four items aredepartment, issued in December

In the latest Journal of research on

the Interaction between theories

representative of the “Education inmembers.

currently considered as central

Social Studies Education: Towards

I’m Dr. Hiroya Yoshimizu, a new

There are currently about 1500

University of Teacher Education, 2)“Breakthrough in the Research on

director of ISSA participating as aJASS was established in 1952.

to improve social studies classes,
We are very honored to join ISSA.

and send out new research that canlead social studies over the next 10or 20 years ahead. The fourth is the47improvement of teacher education
relating to social studies. The roleof the academic society is topropose desirable social studies
teachers

training

includingprograms,

teachereducation●What happened to the Social

inThe current members of ISSA areas follows.

●INDONESIAN SOCIAL STUDIESASSOCIATION (APRIPSI)●EDUCATION IN THE SOCIALSTUDIESDEPARTMENTRESEARCHASSOCIATION(ESSDRA)●JAPANESE

ASSOCIATIONOF

SOCIAL STUDIES (JASS)●JAPANESEEDUCATIONALRESEARCH ASSOCIATION FOR
SOCIAL STUDIES (JERASS)●KOREANSOCIALSTUDIESASSOCIATION (KASE)● THE KOREAN ASSOCIATIONFORSOCIALEDUCATION (KASSE)

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STUDIESJSSA WILL HOST ISSAAFFILIATED EVENT ATNIGATA UNIVERSITY IN
JAPAN
September 10th, 2019

We are pleased to announce thatsocialofresearchcooperation with ISSA.

September 10th, 2019

JSSEA Vol. 8 will be available after

We would like to promote thestudies

8training

curriculum at graduate schools.
internationalization

JSSEA
VOL.
AVAILABLE SOON!

September 30. The contents of thisvolume are as follows:Studies Education after the Sewol

During its annual conference,Ferry Disaster and Candlelight

the Japanese Association for Social●Lesson Study to Create SocialUniversity. Please refer to the

Rally in Korea?

--------------------------Youngseog Kim

Studies Lesson Plans in Japan:
TheCaseTriple-Stacking”

ofElementary School.

at“LogicofShinshiro-------------------------Katsuhisa Shirai●Considering the Hyukshin School

Policy and Education for Promoting
Democracy in South Korea------------------------------Soo Bin Jang
●BookReview:

Education in Japan

Geography--------------------------Hiroaki Sakaue

We sincerely apologize for thedelayofappreciate

thepublicationyourunderstanding.

supportandandStudies (JSSA) will host an ISSA
affiliatedsessionfollowing information.

atNigata

Theme: What is the role of social

studies education in a global era?
Discussion with Japanese, Korean
and Chinese scholars.

Date: September 15 (Sun)Time: 13:15~15:45

Place: Conference Hall, Departmentof Education

Language: Japanese

JERASS WILL HOST ISSAAFFILIATED EVENT ATSHIMANE UNIVERSITY
IN JAPAN
September 10th, 2019

Studies Education, and related

fields, which may include Historyand Geography Education, Political
During its annual conference,

the Japanese Educational ResearchAssociationforSocialStudiestothefollowing(JERASS) will host an ISSA affiliatedsessionPleaseatreferinformation.

ShimaneUniversity.

Education,andCitizenship

Education, are also welcome!
Thesubmission

deadlineisrelate to youth civic engagement?
Date: November 9 (Sat)Time: 10:40~12:10
Language: English

LAST CHANCE! CALL FOR
THE SPECIAL ISSUE OFJSSEA VOL.9
September 10th, 2019
Do not forget to submit yourpapers for JSSEA Vol. 9! In thisvolume, we are preparing a special

issue discussing “How can social
relatetoyouthcivicengagement?” Any article of Social

September 10th, 2019
Thisisconcerning

agentletheISSAreminderannualmembership fee for administratorsof our members: APRIPSI, ESSDRA,JASS, JERASS, KASE, and KASSE.

CALL FOR AFFILIATED
EVENT

any question about the way you

forward to reading your work!

This year’s annual fee is the sameas last year: 100 dollars. It you havesend the fee, please contact tokusahara@hiroshima-u.ac.jp

ISSA is ready to support you in

LET ME INTRODUCE OURISSAANDJSSEAADMINISTRATORS

academic event that you hope

September 10th, 2019order to make your association’sevent global. If you have any

Place: TBA

MEMBERSHIP

November 30, 2019. We look

September 10th, 2019

Theme: How can social studies

studies

Education, Global and International

ANNUAL
FEE

scholars from other countries willattend,especially

English-based

sessions, please let us know. We
will send / share the information
withourmembers

successful event.

foryourAdditionally, we also want you toplan these kinds of events. This will
be our way to get better connectedwith each other and make ISSA
bigger and better. The following is
an example of an affiliated event.

My name is Hiromi Kawaguchi

currently working as an associate
professor at Hiroshima University,
Japan. In relation to ISSA, I am thechief of editorial administrators of49

JSSEA. Editorial administrators are

In conjunction with Drs. Beth C.

responsible for all administrative

Rubin and Eric B. Freedman, Dr.

supporting the editorial board in“Design Research in Social Studies

tasks

for

publishing

JSSEA,including public relations (PR) andorder to improve the quality ofJSSEA. As a team member, I believethat JSSEA has a number ofJongsung, who is a member ofJERASSandKASSE,

published

Education: Critical Lessons from an
Emerging Field” in June of 2019.

Published by Routledge, thispotentials which bridge between

editedcountries. Thus I would be pleased

education. Featuring the work of

therelated

subject

areas,

academics and practitioners, andif you will provide any advice andopinions relating to JSSEA.

Our member’s
PUBLICATION

newJune 30th, 2019

collection

explorestheemerging field of design-based
research (DBR) in social studies
both established and emerging

scholars, each chapter describes adifferent DBR study, covering suchtopics as iterative design, using andproducing

theory,collaboratingwith educators, and attending tohistorical,contexts.

political,

TheandDBR

socialprojects

included a focus on a range ofhighly relevant issues, including
political

communication,

performance assessment, teaching

about gender, critical civic learning,and engaging contentious histories.
The book includes DBR projects

carried out in both elementary andsecondary contexts.

With an introductory chapterthat provides a thorough review of50

design-based research in socialstudies

andafinalchapter

connecting social studies DBR to

the emerging field of sociallytransformative design, the book
would

be

a

usefuladditionalreference for courses in bothresearchmethods

studies education.

andsocial