Graduate School of Education
and Faculty of Education,
Kyoto University

2024

京都大学
大学院教育学研究科・教育学部

Tetsugaku-no-michi

Contents
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Message from the Dean

P.3

About the School

P.5

Graduate School of Education

教育学部

P.15 Faculty of Education

P.17 Affiliated Centers and Facilities
P.18 International Outlook
P.19 Access and Contact

学 修 ● ガクシュウ

Dean and Professor

Education is an activity based on the premise that humans change. The irreversibility of that change creates atension which requires us to think critically about educational activity. This is one of the reasons why thediscipline of education is considered essential, as we continually seek pathways to create and share knowledge
amid constant change.
The objectives of the Graduate School of Education and the Faculty of Education are: to cultivate specialist
knowledge of the mind, humans, and society; to form a breadth of perspectives and understandings; to nurture
multifaceted and comprehensive thinking and critical judgement; and, to foster an attitude of protecting andpromoting humanity. We do this not only through our educational practice, but also by conducting studies in avariety of disciplines related to education and human nature, thereby contributing to the harmonious
coexistence of global societies.
As technological innovation, including AI and deep learning, raises new questions about how we learn, what is
culture, the role of humans, and indeed, what it is to be human, we are pressed to fundamentally reexamine therelationship between humans and education. This demands developing new educational methods anddesigning new systems for the next generation. To further develop as a center for education research that canmeet these social demands, our Graduate School and Faculty have recently reorganized to more flexibly link
and cooperate across disciplines and areas, while building on the accumulation and traditions of the past.
We at the Graduate School of Education and the Faculty of Education of Kyoto University continue to maintainour founding principles, pursuing academic research supported by a unique partnership that has never wavered
while at the same time restructuring to respond to the demands of the times and society. Together, students
and faculty members will continue to promote interdisciplinary research based on their areas of expertise,
thereby fostering individuals who will lead education research and educational practice from a global
perspective.

コ ウ キュウ

教育学研究科

Satoru SAITO

考究●部

Message from the Dean

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About the School
Kyoto University’s Graduate School of Education and the Faculty of Education offer bachelor’s, master’s, anddoctoral programs through its academic units: the Education Department (undergraduate Faculty of Education) withthree categories and the Interdisciplinary Studies in Education Division (Graduate School) with five chairs. The Global
Education Office brings global perspectives into the curricula and facilitates international outreach and exchange.
Faculty of Education
Education Department

Graduate School of Education
Division of Interdisciplinary Studies in Education

Categories

ChairsCourses
Philosophy and History of Education

Studies in Educational
Foundations

Education and Human Sciences

Curriculum & Instruction andDevelopmental Science
Clinical Philosophical Pedagogy

Cognitive Psychology in Education

Cognitive Psychology in Education
Clinical Psychology

Educational Psychology
Clinical Psychology

Educational Training of ClinicalSupervision (Doctoral)
Education and Culture

Interdisciplinary Studiesof Educational Systems

Sociology of Education

Comparative Educational Policies
Higher Education Studies

Global Education Office

Diversity andGlobal Education Studies*Collaborating Chair
Praxis and Research Center for
Clinical Psychology and Education(Integrated Education Studies*)

Priorities
The Graduate School of Education and the Faculty of Education are dedicated to promoting the following goals as
our top priorities in research and teaching practices:社

To guide students to acquire expert knowledge about human minds, human relations, and social foundations ofeducation;

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To train students to develop advanced research skills integrating theory and practice, as well as acquirecomprehensive approaches to understanding complex human and societal phenomena;

To encourage students to become an active change agent for the betterment of local and global society;To cultivate students’ competence to critically assess multiple values, respond flexibly to difficulties anddifferences, and evaluate and synthesize diverse opinions.

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人間

社会

Researching Human Minds, Human Relations, andSocial Foundations of Education
History at a Glance

1897

Kyoto Imperial University founded1949

Faculty of Education established

1953

Graduate School of Education established

1955

Kyoto University Research Studies in Education first published1976

Three departments, Education, Educational Psychology, and1980

Center for Counseling and Psychotherapy established1997

Praxis and Research Center for Clinical Psychology and Education established1998

Three categories, Studies on Educational Foundations, Educational Psychology, and2017

Global Education Office established2018

A newly unified division, Interdisciplinary Studies in Education, established in the

Educational Sociology, formed in the Faculty of Education

Interdisciplinary Studies of Education System, reformed in the Faculty of Education

Graduate School of Education

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Graduate School of
Education
Education and Human Sciences
Cognitive Psychology in Education
Clinical Psychology
Praxis and Research Center for
Clinical Psychology and Education
Sociology of Education
Higher Education Studies
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Global Education Office

The Graduate School of Education aims at nurturing individuals who are capable of applying specialized
knowledge and advanced research skills to find solutions to complex human and social challenges. The
Division of Interdisciplinary Studies in Education, will support this mission by connecting scientific inquiry
and practical wisdom through research and education. Graduate students enrolled in the Division ofInterdisciplinary Studies in Education belong to one specialized area out of ten courses.
The Global Education Office, serves as an interdisciplinary teaching and research hub. The office offers
training experiences that cut across disciplinary boundaries and offers specialized curricula that expose
students to global perspectives into education. Some of its ongoing research projects critically analyze
cultural models of education and develop Japanese models of education culture. These projects are
pursued through collaborative partnerships with domestic and international research institutes.

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Education and Human Sciences
Education and Human Sciences Chair studies education and human beings from diverse perspectives. Research
agendas are wide ranging, including but not limited to theory building for curriculum development and instructional
designs, pedagogy and educational assessment, historical analyses of education, empirical studies on humanminds and brain development, philosophical investigations into social and global issues, and education studies oncultural aspects including arts, religions, and customs.

Prof. Takeshi KOMAGOME

Prof. Masako MYOWA

Research focus:
Japanese history of education, history ofJapanese colonial education, post-colonialstudies

Research focus:
Development of social cognition, comparative
cognitive science, mother-infant relationshipe-mail: komagome.takeshi.5m@kyoto-u.ac.jp

Prof. Kanae NISHIOKA

Prof. Naoko SAITO

Research focus:
Curriculum development, classroom
instruction, educational assessment

Research focus:
Philosophy of education, American philosophy

e-mail: nishioka.kanae.2v@kyoto-u.ac.jp

e-mail: saito.naoko.6v@kyoto-u.ac.jp

Prof. Tomoko TANAKA

Assoc. Prof. Terumasa ISHII

Research focus:
Japanese modern history, history of higher
education institution

Research focus:
Curriculum development, classroom
instruction, educational assessment

e-mail: tanaka.tomoko.5s@kyoto-u.ac.jp

e-mail: ishii.terumasa.3w@kyoto-u.ac.jp

Assoc. Prof. Niels VAN STEENPAAL

Assoc. Prof. Yuzo HIROSE

Research focus:
Japanese (intellectual) history of education,
media history, moral culture

Research focus:
Philosophy of education, moral education,
pedagogical anthropology

e-mail: vansteenpaal.niels.5w@kyoto-u.ac.jp

e-mail: hirose.yuzo.3n@kyoto-u.ac.jp

Assoc. Prof. Hironori AKECHI

Assoc. Prof. Yoshimi OKUMURA

Research focus:
Social cognition, morality, communication,
autism spectrum

Research focus:
Curriculum development, classroom
instruction, educational assessment
e-mail: okumura.yoshimi.4t@kyoto-u.ac.jp

Assoc. Prof. Koichiro, MISAWA
Research focus:
Philosophical anthropology,
philosophy of educatione-mail: misawa.koichiro.5i@kyoto-u.ac.jp

Program-Specific Assist. Prof.
Mayumi, KURODA
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Research focus:
Educational Psychology

Program-Specific Junior Assoc. Prof.
Yukari TANAKA
Research focus:
Development of social cognition,
parent-infant relationship,
brain development of parent and infant

Interdisciplinary Studies in Education Division

Cognitive Psychology in Education(http://cogpsy.educ.kyoto-u.ac.jp/en/)

Cognitive Psychology in Education Chair focuses on mental functions such as memory, thought, emotion,
language, knowledge acquisition, decision-making, and social cognition, through basic research on learning
processes, and interpersonal understanding using empirical methods.

Prof. Takashi KUSUMIProf. Emmanuel MANALO

Research focus:
Thinking and language, human learning andmemoryResearch focus:
Educational psychology, cognitive psychology,
thinking skills

e-mail: kusumi.takashi.7u@kyoto-u.ac.jp

e-mail: manalo.emmanuel.3z@kyoto-u.ac.jp

Prof. Satoru SAITO

Assoc. Prof. Michio NOMURA

Research focus:
Human memory, language, executive control,
semantic cognition

Research focus:
Emotion, gene and environment interaction

e-mail: saito.satoru.2z@kyoto-u.ac.jp

e-mail: nomura.michio.8u@kyoto-u.ac.jp

Assoc. Prof. Yusuke TAKAHASHI

Assist. Prof. Satoru NISHIYAMA

Research focus:
Personality psychology, developmental
psychology, educational
psychology, behavioral genetics

Research focus:
Memory retrieval, forgetting,computational cognitive neurosciencee-mail: takahashi.yusuke.3n@kyoto-u.ac.jp

e-mail: nishiyama.satoru.2u@kyoto-u.ac.jp8Interdisciplinary Studies in Education Division

Clinical Psychology

Clinical Psychology Chair, in collaboration with the Praxis and Research Center for Clinical Psychology and
Education (Collaborating Chair), promotes professional education and training for psychological assessment andpsychotherapy, as well as empirical and theoretical research on psychotherapeutic modalities. The chair offers the
Course of Educational Training of Clinical Supervision, the first doctoral program of its kind in Japan, for clinicalpractitioners to conduct theoretical and empirical research on instruction and supervision methods in clinicalpractice.

Prof. Yasue TAKAHASHI

Prof. Yasuhiro TANAKA

Research focus:
Clinical psychology, psychotherapy, psychological assessment,
family psychology

Research focus:
Jungian psychology, archetypal psychology, clinical psychology

Prof. Kosuke TSUIKI

Assoc. Prof. Minako NISHI(Institute for Research in Humanities)
Research focus:
Lacanian psychoanalysis

Research focus:
Clinical psychology, psychoanalysis,
history of psychoanalysis

Assoc. Prof. Toshikazu, NOGUCHI

Assoc. Prof. Kotaro UMEMURA

Research focus:
Clinical psychology, jungian psychotherapy, dream analysis,
psychotherapy and culture

Research Focus:
Clinical psychology, psychotherapy for adolescents,
somatization

Program-Specific Assist. Prof. Hidenori KIYOSHIGE
Research focus:
Clinical psychology, psychotherapy

9Interdisciplinary Studies in Education Division

Praxis and Research Center for
Clinical Psychology and Education(Collaborating Chair)

Praxis and Research Center for Clinical Psychology and Education, fully accredited by the Ministry of Education,
Science Sports and Culture since 1980, promotes cutting-edge research on highly professional clinical psychology
practice for mental and emotional issues. The center offers various training and educational opportunities, including
highly advanced recurrent education programs and continuing education courses for clinical psychology
practitioners, educators, and professionals in the fields.

Prof. Himeka MATSUSHITA

Assoc. Prof. Chihiro HATANAKA

Research focus:
Clinical psychology, image, psychic reality

Research focus:
Clinical Psychology,
psychological tendencies of the youth generation

Program-Specific Assist. Prof. Ayuko MIZUNO
Research focus:
Clinical psychology, psychotherapy

10Interdisciplinary Studies in Education Division

Sociology of Education
Sociology of Education Chair consists of two courses:

Education and Culture Studies Course
Cultural sociology, historical sociology
Social research, empirical sociology
Media culture studies, library and information sciences

Comparative Educational Policy Studies Course
Comparative education
Educational administration
Cultural policy and community education

Prof. Hirotaka NANBU

Prof. Mayuko SANO

Research focus:
Comparative education, higher education in
East Asia

Research focus:
Cultural policy, history of cultural exchange,
cultural history of diplomacy

e-mail: nanbu.hirotaka.5m@kyoto-u.ac.jp

e-mail: sano.mayuko.7s@kyoto-u.ac.jp

Prof. Takeshi OKABE

Prof. Kenji HATTORI

Research focus:
Sociology of education, sociology of crimeand deviance, criminology

Research focus:
Educational administration, higher educatione-mail: okabe.takeshi.6w@kyoto-u.ac.jp

e-mail: hattori.kenji.5u@kyoto-u.ac.jp

Assoc. Prof. Rio TAKEUCHI

Assoc. Prof. Taro KAINUMA

Research focus:
Sociology of education, historical sociology,sociology of culture

Research focus:
Educational administration, digitization of
educatione-mail: kainuma.taro.7u@kyoto-u.ac.jp

Assoc. Prof. Yusuke FUKUIAssoc. Prof. Kota TOMA

Research focus:
Library and information science, public
libraries in Japan, intellectual freedom inlibraries

Research focus:
Sociology of education, family sociology, welfare sociology

e-mail: ku.lis.office@mail2.adm.kyoto-u.ac.jp

Junior Assoc. Prof. Takahito OKUMURA
Research focus:
Lifelong education, social education,
workers’ educatione-mail: okumura.takahito.4i@kyoto-u.ac.jp

11e-mail: toma.kota.6t@kyoto-u.ac.jp

Interdisciplinary Studies in Education Division

Higher Education Studies

Higher Education Studies Course offers opportunities for students to be exposed to multi-faceted approaches toresearch on higher education such as educational technology, pedagogy, sociology of education, and comparativeeducation. Graduate students are invited to explore issues in teaching and learning, curriculum design, assessment,
educational system, educational technology, and professional development of faculty, staff, and students. We aim tooffer empirical and/or holistic research and educational experiences so that students completing this Course would
have the ability to understand fast changing higher education and related issues, as well as lead a way forward.

Prof. Kayo MATSUSHITA

Prof. Toru IIYOSHI

Research focus:
Curriculum, teaching & learning, andassessment & evaluation in higher education(Academic Center for Computing
and Media Studies)
Research focus:
Educational innovation, higher education systems

e-mail: matsushita.kayo.7r@kyoto-u.ac.jp

e-mail: iiyoshi.toru.6m@kyoto-u.ac.jp

Assoc. Prof. Mana TAGUCHI

Assoc. Prof. Machi SATO

Research focus:
Educational technology

Research focus:
Higher education studies, academic
professions and identities, and university
reforms

e-mail: taguchi.mana.3z@kyoto-u.ac.jp

e-mail: sato.machi.5r@kyoto-u.ac.jp

Assoc. Prof. Hiroyuki SAKAI(Institute for Liberal Arts and Science)
Research focus:
Educational technology, psychologicalacoustics
e-mail: sakai.hiroyuki.2v@kyoto-u.ac.jp

12Interdisciplinary Studies in Education Division

Global Education Officehttps://global.educ.kyoto-u.ac.jp/

Launched in April 2017, the Global Education Office, as an interdisciplinary teaching and research hub, is driven by amission to nurture tomorrow’s leaders who are equipped with a progressive, innovative, and global mindset. The
office has two major functions. The Creative Research and Development Branch is to develop Japanese models
of educational culture and to respond to emerging research areas. The International Education Branch supports
implementation and development of international education curricula. These efforts are made possible throughextensive collaborations with domestic and international partners in academia and industries.

Junior Assoc. Prof. Park JOONHA

Assist. Prof. Jieli ZHANG

Research focus:
Cross-cultural psychology, self,
well-being, acculturation,
environmental issues

Research focus:
Comparative education, higher education,higher vocational educatione-mail: park.joonha.6n@kyoto-u.ac.jp

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e-mail: chou.ketsurei.4h＠kyoto-u.ac.jp

Interdisciplinary Studies in Education Division
IT Related

Education and Research Services Related
Assist. Prof. Nozomu KUTOMI

Assist. Prof. Tatsuya FUJIMURA

Research focus:
Learning analytics, evidence-based education,
machine learning, artificial intelligence,
workshopResearch focus:
Sociology of education, historical sociology,
cultural sociology

e-mail: kutomi.nozomu.8s@kyoto-u.ac.jp

e-mail: fujimura.tatsuya.5f@kyoto-u.ac.jp

14Faculty of Education
Studies on Educational Foundations
Educational Psychology
Interdisciplinary Studies of Educational Systems

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The Faculty of Education aims at nurturing individuals with expert knowledge about intersections ofhuman minds, human relations, and social foundations of education. More precisely, the faculty’s mission
is to foster individuals who are prepared to address human, social, and educational challenges throughglobal perspectives, critical thinking skills, and a deep sense of humanity. Undergraduate students
enrolled in the Faculty of Education choose one of the three specialty categories in their third year as theywork toward their graduation thesis.
Studies on Educational Foundations
Specialty areas in this category include but are not limited to educational principles, educational
philosophy, educational human studies, clinical education studies, educational history, pedagogy,
curriculum theories, learning theories, student guidance theories, developmental, and educational
theories for children with disabilities.
Educational Psychology
Specialty areas in this category include but are not limited to educational psychology, cognitive
psychology, clinical psychology, personality psychology, developmental psychology, child and adolescent
psychology, psychology of people with disabilities, social psychology, and educational assessment andevaluation.
Interdisciplinary Studies of Educational Systems
Specialty areas in this category include but are not limited to sociology of education, sociology of culture,
historical sociology, sociology of crime and deviance, social research, social education, media culture
theories, cultural policy, community education, library science, comparative education, educational
administration, and educational systems.

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Affiliated Centers and Facilities
Center for Counseling and Psychotherapy
Initially founded in 1953, the center acquired a fullaccreditation status from MEXT in April 1980, as thefirst outpatient counseling service center of its kind innational universities. The center has played a leadingrole in professional psychological training throughoutpatient services specialized in assessment andtreatment of a variety of psychological concerns inpeople from all walks of life. Each year, more than
60 staff, primarily advanced graduate students
supervised by our faculty members and practicing
clinicians, serves more than 3,700 hours or 250 cases.

Center for Collaboration in Innovationand Educational Practice
Established in April 2007, the center organizes
cross-disciplinary teams to find solutions for issues
surrounding education through the lens of two
axes: nurturing vitality (psychological aspects) andcompetencies (academic aspects).

E.FORUM is a platform where educational professionals,
researchers, and others gather, interact, and work towards
mutually improving educational competencies.

Graduate School and Faculty of
Education Library
The library owns more than 195,353 books, 3,298
journals, and archival data in various fields, including
clinical, cognitive, developmental, and educational
psychology, as well as sociology, philosophy, andlibrary science (as of April 2024).

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Departmental Publication
The school publishes the following periodicals:
Kyoto University Research Studies in Education
The Annual Bulletin of Praxis and Research Center for
Clinical Psychology and Education
Socio-Cultural Studies of Education
Journal of Lifelong Education Field Studies
Reviews in Educational Administration and Finance
Record of Clinical-Philosophical Pedagogy

交International Outlook

Our school has constantly pursued educational and research opportunities for faculty members and students to
expand their horizons locally, nationally, and globally.

International Students (as of April 2024)
Region & Country

Undergraduate Students

MoroccoChina
Hongkong
Korea
Malaysia
MyanmarAsia
Sri Lanka
TaiwanThailand
VietnamFinlandFranceRomania
EuropaRussiaUK
BrazilCentral &South America Chile
North America USA
Total

Graduate Students

Research Students

Total

1
4

1
18
1
1
1
1
1
5
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
42

Africa

14
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1

1
4

1
1

1
8

1
1
1
1
1
26

1
8

International Partners with Academic Exchange Agreements (as of April 2023)
Departmental agreements enable active faculty and student exchanges between our school and partner institutes
across the globe.
Region & Country
China

Asia

EuropePartner Universities and Institutes
National Institute of Education Sciences (2006)
Faculty of Education, Beijing Normal University (2006)

Korea

Department of Education, Seoul National University (2011)

Germany

Faculty of Educational Sciences and Psychology, TU Dortmund University (2016)

UK

North America USA

Department of Psychology, Lancaster University (2006)
Nissan Institute of Japanese Studies, University of Oxford (2018)
Harvard-Yenching Institute (1984)
University of California, Los Angeles（1986）

International Academic Collaborations
Extensive collaborations with prestigious overseas institutions serve as a solid foundation for education and research.

International Joint Workshop with
Institute of Education, University College
LondonAcademic collaboration with Faculty of
Education, Beijing Normal University

Student Exchange with Faculty of
Educational Sciences and Psychology,
TU Dortmund University

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Access
Map

Research Building 2

Research Building 1

Faculty of Education,
main building

Kyoto-Kawaramachi

Clock Tower

From the Airport

From Kyoto Station By Bus
StationBus Stop

Kyoto JR/Kintetsu

Kyoto Eki-mae

Bus #Bound forGet off at

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Kinrin-Shako via Kawaramachi Street

Hyakumanben

206

Kitaoji Bus Terminal via Higashiyama Street

Kyodai Seimon-mae

Approx. minutes
40

Contact
Graduate School of Education and Faculty of Education,
Kyoto University[Address] Yoshida Honmachi, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan[URL] https://www.educ.kyoto-u.ac.jp/en/

京都大学
大学院教育学研究科・教育学部