ISSA Activity Brief
Issue_11 April 2024

Greetings fromThe President

In January 2024, I, Kazuhiro
Mizoguchi, was elected President ofISSA for the fourth term (20242026), succeeding Tomohito Harada,former President. In assuming theoffice of President for the fourthterm, I would like to express mydeep appreciation and respect for
the efforts of former President
Harada, who served ISSA from its
founding to the third term, and I
pledge to fulfill my responsibilities
as President, taking the results ofthe election by the representativesof ISSA’s member societies very
seriously. I look forward to yourcontinued support.

and the latest research results on

The ISSA aims to create an

educational issues related to social

international public sphere forstudies education that schools anddiscussing social studies educationteachers in different countries facein East Asia and for generatingin common.

knowledge that transcends national

Second, we will enhance the ISSA

borders. Our primary goal is toAnnual Conference. We will create ashare information on academic

forum for active discussion of issues

research and create new knowledge

related to social studies education

through exchanges among member

from an international perspectivesocieties. At the same time, we hopeby actively addressing topics andto enhance the role of ISSA as anproblems related to social studies

international exchange center for

education that are being addressedsocial studies education research inin each member country and by

Asia by providing suggestions forsharing

research

improving practice and enriching

methods

fromthe way of thinking about socialcountry.

studies to teachers teaching social
studies in their own countries.

trendseachandmember

Third, we will establish a jointmanagement system among theTherefore, during my fourth

member societies of ISSA, whereby

term of office, I would like to focus

the planning and management ofon the realization of the following

ISSA forums will be shared amongfour items and the resolution of

the member societies more thanissues.

ever before. The selection of themes,

First is the steady publication ofthejournal

JESSIA

theprocess will be rotated each year toenhancement of its contents. We

create opportunities for more active

will consider ways to enhance theinteractions among the member

content of the journal, such as bysocieties.

featuring

opportunities

internationalandand the planning and management

research

trends in social studies education

Thisforwillcreate

more

activeexchanges among member societies.

Fourth is to stabilize the financialbase of ISSA, which receives a great
deal of financial support fromJERASS,

which

servesas● Dr. Nasution
Indonesian Social Studies
Association (APRIPSI)

the● Dr. Kazuhiro Mizoguchi
Japanese Educational Research
Association for Social Studies(JERASS)

association’s office, but the financial
situation remains severe, partly due
to the small number of ISSA
member societies and the lowmembership fee income and must
be resolved as soon as possible. As
an international exchange center forsocialstudies

educationandresearch in Asia, we would like toconsider establishing a more stable● Dr. Yoshihiko Fukuda
Education in the Social Studies
Department
ResearchAssociation (ESSDRA)● Dr. Boeun Cha
The Korean Association forSocialStudies
Education(KASSE)

financial base to promote a broader
range of personnel exchange among
researchers. We could find an
effective way somehow to deal withthese.
President of ISSA
Kazuhiro Mizoguchi

Welcome to our new
ISSA board members
We are happy to announce that new
ISSA Board Members have been
selected. The following members
willcontinuetoDecember 31st, 2026.

serve

until

● Dr. Masumi Tsubota
Japanese Association of Social● Dr. Hongseop Hwang
KoreanSocialStudies

Studies (JASS)

Association (KSSA)

[Recommended by President]● Dr. Hiromi Kawaguchi(Editor-in-chief of JSSEA)

Threeparts:“Symposium,”of Tsukuba. It was held online via“Problem Research,” and “Paper

Zoom. Its theme was “Global Issues

Session.” In the Symposium held onand Social Studies Education in theFebruary

100Regional Society.” More than 100

researchers and educators outlined

presenters presented for the freetheir opinions and proposals for the

research presentations. More thantheme,

20 sessions were held. Despite

18th,“TheRelevance● Dr. Jongsung Kim (ChiefAdministrator)

fromConstruction

inofSocialStudies

being

theProblem

participants gathered, and such

Curriculum.”

InResearch,divided

into

two

subcommittees,participants

discussed

aspects

specific

On Saturday, February 17th,

online,many

active discussions were held at eachsession.

of2)

session, held in on-demand mode,“Diversity Square” 2nd meetingreceived

55

wide-ranging

2023

Diversity

Committee

On February 24th, 2024, thepresentations. Finally, 211 people

Diversity

attended the conference and visited“Diversity Square” 2nd meeting in

the conference website.

2023 in Tokyo and online via Zoom.

Committee

heldtheAt present, we will have the next

The speaker is Ms. Nadia Kozulina.

conference at Hyogo University of

She is an Artist and Native Tutor atTeacher Education. We are looking

Teikyoforward to seeing you in Hyogo!

Commons. She is the author of “Let’sPlay

1. the Social Studies
Department
ResearchAssociation (ESSDRA)

held

relevance-building. In the paper
we

ANNOUNCEMENT
our members

aboutUniversitywithSeryozha!

Language
Russian2.
theJapanese
Association for social
studies (JASS)

children’s games and songs.”

1) 2023 Annual Online Conference

Committee “Public Seminar”

On October 28th and 29th, 2023,

International Exchange Committee

conference was held online and inconference was co-held by Tokyo“Public Seminar” was held in Tokyo

person. The meeting consisted ofGakugei University and University

and online via Zoom. The theme wasanannualacademic

73rd

annualOn February 24th, 2024, the JASS

academic2024,the3) JASS International Exchange

“Social studies class practice atinternational

schools

andInternational Baccalaureate (IB)certified schools.”
4)

JASSResearch3.
theJapanese
educational
research
association for social
studies (JERASS)

future research.

1）The 72nd Annual Conference

conference. A discussion was heldBasedon

thefirstday’s

symposium, three thematic sessions
were held on the second day of thePromotion

The 72nd Annual Conference

Committee “Lecture on the ideal

was held at Okayama University on“practical research,” and “empiricalform of constitutional education”

November 18th–19th, 2023. Moreresearch”

than 300 people gathered for theeducation can each contribute to thefirst in-person conference since

growth of teachers.

On March 20th, 2024, JASS
Research

Promotion

Committee

held “Lecture on the ideal form of2019.

onhowIn“principleinthegeneralsession,

At a symposium titled “How Can

University in Tokyo and online via

Research on Teacher Education in

were delivered. Each session venue

Zoom. The Speaker was Professor

Socialfeatured presentations on various

George Shishido from the Graduate

Teachers’

Schoolsymposiasts

ofLaw

Politics,Growth?”

tofourpresentations

topics.

deliveredThis year’s conference revived

University of Tokyo, and the theme

presentations and engaged in lively

the book talk session, and, as a new

was “Changes in Society and thediscussions with participants. The

project, a round table for young

Constitution

discussions

researchers

washeld.

professionalism of social studies

Approximately

30

young

teachers and their growth to theresearchers were divided into six

role of teacher educators and thetables to share their research topics

professionalismand challenges. The venue was filledandandContribute80

studiesconstitutional education” at Toyo

Studies

approximately

socialresearch,”IssuesinConstitutional Education.”5) 2024 Annual ConferenceOnNovember

30thandrangedoffromtheelementary

December 1st, 2024, the 74th

school teachers who teach allwithenthusiasm,

Annual Academic Conference will

subjects. This symposium allowed

participants who were watching

be held at the University of The

us to summarize research onthem.

Ryukyus in Okinawa prefecture.

teachers, which has received much

We would like to express ourDetails will be posted on the official

attention in recent years in Japanesesincere thanks to all those who

website as soon as they are decided.

social studies education research.

attended(http://socialstudies.jp/ja/index.ht

We believe that this symposium willconference.

ml)provide valuable suggestions forandinvolving

supportedthis2) Regional Collaboration Project- Place: Seoul National University ofOn March 23rd, 2024, a seminar

Education

titled “Opening the Black Box of- Topic: The role and global

Lesson Development (1)” was held

exchange of social studies education

atfor shared growth

RyukokuUniversity(OsakaUmeda Campus), both in person and- Co-host: International Assembly ofonline. Presenters reported on the- Date: Saturday, December 9th,

National Council of Social Studies“process” of lesson development in2023(U.S.A), International Social Studies

elementary, junior high, and high- Place: Gongju National University

Association (Asia)

schools.

- Topic: Past, present, and future of- Number of papers scheduled forsocial studies education

presentation: 64

shared the difficulties and joys of- Contents: Textbook development- Expected participants: 241

lesson development and ways todirection according to the 2022

overcome them.

revised social studies curriculum,C) The 197th Autumn Conference

Direction of justice education in(Execution of the 32nd Presidential

geography, Localization education

Committee)

in the era of Liquidpolitan, etc.

- Date, Place, Topic: Undecided

Basedpresentations,theontheirparticipants3）The 73rd Annual Conference
The 73rd Annual Conference isscheduled at Kagoshima University- Participants: President Yongkyo

from October 12th–13th, 2024. WeChung and 27 othersa) The 196th Spring Conference

5.
theKorean
Association for SocialStudies
Education(kaSSe)4. Korean Social Studies- Date: Saturday, June 1st, 2024

1) 2024 KASSE Annual Conference

Association (KSSA)- Place: Korea National University of1) The 195th Autumn Conference

Education

Academic Conference was held at- Topic: Theory and practice ofKorea

social studies education

Education on January 13th. The

look forward to meeting you at theconference.

2) Plans for 2024b)

2024

AnnualTheKASSE’sNational

AnnualUniversityofConference

theme of the conference was(International academic conference“Transforming School Landscapescheduled)

and Social Studies Education.” The- Date: Saturday, August 24th, 2024

landscape of education in Korea isundergoing transformational shifts,*We look forward to hearing

influenced by a multitude of factors,

fromSocialtitled “Teacher Education and Social

including the aftermath of theStudies Association (APRIPSI)

Studies Education.” Despite theCOVID-19

pandemic,

the4thnext time!

increasing global interest in teacher

IndustrialRevolution,andtherepercussionsoftheSeo-Yi

Elementary tragedy. In light of thesedevelopments,

scholarly

theIndonesian

The special issue of JSSEA 14 iseducation in social studies, there isJournal of Social
Studies Education inAsia (JSSEA)

presentations have delved into anarrayofsubjects

education in Asia. We warmly invite
ISSA members to contribute to this
topical issue. The deadline forat

The Journal of Social Studies

submitting a proposal (title and 500

delineating the future trajectory

Education in Asia (JSSEA) aims towords of abstract) is August 31st.

and defining the pivotal role ofconnect with the international fields

The call for proposals will besocial studies education within thisof social studies education in Asia. It

uploaded

evolving

morewill examine general trends andinformation about the special issue,

conference

significant shifts in curriculum andplease visit the ISSA website.

resources, please visit the website

pedagogy, policy, and practices of(jerass.com/jssea/)

below.

students and teachers regarding(https://www.kasse.or.kr/bbs/noti

social studies education in Asiance/750)

countries.

context.

information

aimed

limited information about teacherForandinMay.

FormoreWe look forward to receiving
many submissions!

The special issue of JSSEA issue2) 2024 KASSE Future Events

13 is titled “Teaching Difficult-Academic

Topics in Social Studies Classrooms.”

Conference will be held on May 25th

This issue has been well received,- The 2024 Summer Academic

with more people than usual

Conference will be held on August

contributing to the problem. It is3rd

currently in the final stages of- The 2024 Autumn Academic

publication and is expected to be

Conference will be held on Octoberready for publication by July 31st.

26th

We apologize for any inconvenience

The2024

Springwe might have caused by the delayin publication.

Our members’ newpublication(Written in English)● Williams, Jing & Cha, Boeun(2023). Comfort women: Thecontention
ofhistoricalnarratives, The Oregon Journalof the Social Studies, 11(2),96116.

* Do you want to share yourresearch written in English withISSA colleagues? Send necessary
information (abstract, reference,URL, etc.) to your association’s
ISSA board member orjongsung@hiroshima-u.ac.jp
directly.