ISSA Activity Brief
Issue_10 October 2023

Greetings fromThe President

own. In addition, although they haveheavy responsibility, and ISSA has aachievedmajor role to play as well.

acertaindegreeofmaterial wealth and a comfortable

I look forward to the continued

living environment, they lack aefforts and cooperation of ourcommunity or home where they canmembers to revitalize social studies.

truly feel at ease. This means thearrival of what Atsushi Miura calls a“perpetual(2022).

loneliness
Thesearesociety”

HARADA TOMOHIRO

certainlyreferences to the current situation
My fellow members of ISSA,

President of ISSAin Japan, but at a time when society

ANNOUNCEMENT
our members

fromIn a book published in 2020,

is undergoing rapid digitalization

Japanese playwright Oriza Hirata

and polarization (division) on asaid to young people living in the

global scale, don't they apply topost-corona era as follows: Today'ssome extent to any country? What

1. the Social Studies
Department
ResearchAssociation (ESSDRA)

generation of Japanese people, 1)

can social studies education do in

The 35th Annual Conference will

they have a conversation, but nothe face of such a situation? If young

be held on February 17, 2024, fromdialogue, 2) they have sympathy, butpeople in each country are unable to9:30 am to 4:45 pm. This year's

no empathy, and 3) they have aexperience dialogue, empathy, andconference will be held in person forhouse, but no home.

the beauty of home and grow as

the first time in four years. However,In other words, although they

citizens who actively participate indue to the circumstances of the host

can talk endlessly among their

the formation of a democraticschool, we will only meet face-to-closest friends, they are unable tosociety, the reason for the existence

face on one day, and the symposium

have frank discussions with othersof social studies will disappear. I

and research will be held on the

who have different cultures andthink that we, those involved inother day. The theme of thevalues than themselves. Therefore,socialsymposiumalthough they sympathize with thecurrently

aConstruction of Relevance in the

weak with their own simple feelings,

critical situation. In this sense, notSocial Studies Curriculum.” Thethey are unable to recognize andonly

conference

respect the beliefs and values ofteachers,

academic

University of Teacher Education. We

others that are different from theirsocieties in each country have alook forward to your participation.

studies

education,encountering

individualbutsocialalso

sucharestudies

willvenue

be,is"The

Hyogo

2.
theJapanese
Association for social
studies (JASS)

Conference will be held at Okayama

International Forum was held atUniversity on November 18 and 19,

Kagoshima University on August 27,

2023. The theme of the conference

2023. The theme of this forum was,1) The 73rd Annual Conferenceis,Studies“Results of Research on CitizenshipThe 73rd annual conference of

Research Contribute to Teachers’

Development of Children in Japan,

JASS will be held online (via Zoom)

Growth?” For more information,

Indonesia, and Korea: Toward theunder the theme of “Global Issues

please visit the conference’s website

Reconstruction of New Citizenshipand Social Studies Education in the(https://www.jerass72okayama.jp).

Education.” Based on the results

Regional Society” on October 28 andWe

reported, the characteristics of29, 2023. Details are posted on theparticipation.

“HowCanlookSocialforward

toyourofficial website below in Japanese.
(http://socialstudies.jp/pdf/jass732)

The11th_02_ver2.pdf)

Academic Exchange ConferenceThe2) International Exchange Seminar

JERASS-KASSE

11thcitizenshipamong

12-year-olds(equivalentto6th-grade

elementary school students) in thethree countries were highlighted.

JERASS-KASSE

Academic Exchange Conference wasexchange

held at Kagoshima University on

4. Korean Social Studies
Association (KSSA)

committee will hold the lecture

August 26, 2023. The theme of this1) The 194th Spring Conference

meeting

international

conference was, “Teaching Complex- Date: Saturday, June 10, 2023

exchange seminar around February

and Difficult Topics in the Social- Place: Korea National University ofor March 2024 in Tokyo (and onlineStudies

Education

if it’s needed). Details will be posted

fromon the official website as soon as thepresentations on the topics teachers

Studies Education"

program is finalized.

find difficult to teach, and how they

- Contents: Integrated society in thedeal with such topics in social

2022 revised curriculum, digitalstudies

citizenship, coexistence of AI andJASS

internationalofthe3.
theeducationalJapanese
researchClass.”
JapanRepresentatives

andclasses.

Korea

gave

Furthermore,- Topic: "Asking the Way of Social

meaningful discussions were heldsocial studies education, etc.

association for socialstudies (JERASS)

with nearly 70 participants.

- Participants: President Yongkyo

1)

3)

The

72nd

JERASS

AnnualConference
The

72nd

Chung and 40 others
The

6th

JERASS-ISSA

International Forum
JERASS

AnnualThe

6th

JERASS-ISSA

as an officer of the society and the30th president of the society/ the31st president of the society/providedbothmaterialandspiritual support for the academic
achievements

ofthesocietymembers (Awarded the Korean
Social Studies Educator Award (No.
57))
Sim, Kwangtaek Professor: As vicepresidentofthesociety,hesupported

youngscholars

andcontributed in a multifaceted way(Awarded the Korean Social Studies
Educator Award (No. 58))

2) 2023 Regular Board Meeting and- Participants: President Yongkyo

Annual Conference

Chung and 100 others- Date: August 19~20, 2023
- Place: Yeungnam University

3) Professor Ki-dae Hong and- Topic: "The Role of Social Studies

Professor Kwangtaek Sim received

Education in Reestablishing Social

the 2023 Korean Social Studies

Relations in the Post-Corona Era"

Education Award- Contents: Twenty-five papers- Date: August 19~20, 2023

presented in a total of 6 sections,- Place: Yeungnam University

including Gyeongbuk culture, civic- Winner:

education, curriculum and teaching-Hong, Ki-dae Professor: As anlearning

methods,

classroomadvisor to the Korean Society forinstruction,

digitalcitizenship,Social Studies Education Research,special education, and overseas

he contributed to the academic

social studies education.

development of the society/ served5.
theKoreanassociation for socialstudies
education(kaSSe)1) 2023 Summer Conference
On August 5, 2023 (Sat), asummer academic conference washeldatChungbuk

National

University of Education under thetheme of “Co-existence, Solidarity,
and Social Studies Education II.”
Through this conference, excellent
domestic researchers gathered andpresented

researchfindings

relevant to the subject of theconference. Presentation details are

Social Sciences and Social Scienceas follows:

Education-1st Group: The CitizenshipaffiliatedtoKorea

Geography Teachers? Journal ofGeography, 122(4), 93-101.

National University of Education)and Social Studies

On November 17, 2023, KASSE* Do you want to share yourwill hold an online international

research written in English withand Geography and Environmental

academicZoom,

ISSA colleagues? Send necessary

Education

collaborating with ISSA under theinformation (abstract, reference,-theme of “Emotion and Citizenship

URL, etc.) to your association’s

Education.” The keynote speaker is

ISSA board member orProf.

dr.dongminlee@gmail.com-

2nd Group: Social Studies

3rd Group: Social Studies

and History Education-

4th Group: Social Studies

and Integrated Education-

5th Group: Citizenship andMichalinos

Zembylasinformation about the event andregistration, please refer to the

6th Group: Social Issues

and Social Studies Literacy-via(Cyprus Open University). For more

Data/A.I. Education-Dr.

seminar

7th Group: Justice, Law,following

URL:

https://sites.google.com/view/kas
se23iac/english

and Social Studies Education*We are looking forward to2) The 11th Korea-Japan Academic

hearing from the Indonesian Social

Exchange Conference

Studies Association (APRIPSI)

On August 26th, 2023 (Sat), the11thKorea-Japannext time!

Academic

Exchange Conference was held at
Kagoshima University, Japan, under
the theme of, “Teaching Complex

Our members’ newpublication(Written in English)

and Difficult Topics in Social StudiesClass.”
3) KASSE International Academic
Exchange Seminar (collaboratedwith ISSA, Institute of Humanities,● Dong-min Lee (2022). How
Do Narrative-Based Geospatial
Technologies Contribute to the
TeachingofRegional
GeographytoPreservice

directly.