ISSA Activity Brief
Issue_03 April.
May. 2020

GREETINGS FROM THE
PRESIDENT OF ISSA

Also,

social studies researchers

may take the lead in striving forinternational solidarity. In that
respect, I believe that ISSA's role,including the publishment of JSSEA,
is significant.

However, looking back at the firstAs a result of the election by thenominating

directorsofISSA

member associations, I was again

electedthepresident. As

thepresident of ISSA, I will commit
myself to the further developmentof the association.

Over recent decades, the world has

become economically united, butpolitically

self-centeredassymbolized by the US Trumpadministration and the Brexit. In

particular, the pandemic of the newcoronavirus this year seems to be

making people more and moreseclusive. At such times, it may benecessary to educate young people

on the importance of international
cooperation through social studies
education so that the citizens who

support each country and region
will not fall into narrow xenophobia.

human exchange across countries

are also limited. There are timerelated and cost-related issues, but I
hope that we overcome theseobstacles and meet and discusssocial studies education more.

period, I should say that we did not

WELCOME TO OUR NEW
ISSA BOARD MEMBERS

has increased, the number of papers

We are happy to announce that new

yet fully meet that expectation. First,
although the number of associations

submitted to JSSEA is still few. To

improve the quality of the journal, acertain amount of articles areessential. I request all members tosubmit

manuscripts

toJSSEA

amongISSA

members.

Eachactively. Second, JSSEA is also aplace for information exchange
associationshouldhave

information to exchange each other,such as information about annual
conferences,

information

aboutreforms in the curriculum andentrance examination system, oronline class

information as acountermeasureforinfectious

diseases. Please feel free to contact
the recommended directors of eachassociation

andprovideinformation. Thirdly, research andISSA Board Members have beenselected. The following members
will conduct their duties as ISSA

Board Members until December 31,
2021.

[RecommendedbyMember

Academic Association]● Dr. Nasution, Vice president,
Indonesiansocialstudies

association (APRIPSI)● Dr. Yamauchi, Toshio, Educationin the Social Studies Department
Research Association (ESSDRA)● Dr. Karaki, Kiyoshi, Chair of

Academic & Ethics Committee,JapaneseAssociationJapanese

educationalStudies (JASS)

ofSocial● Dr. Harada, Tomohito, President,
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association(JERASS)

forsocialstudies● Dr. Lee, Dongmin, Chair of Public
Relations Committee, The Korean
association

foreducation (KASSE)

socialstudies● Dr. Lee, Myung Hee, Vice

president, Korean social studies
association (KSSE)[Recommended by President]
Dr.

Kusahara,

Kazuhiro,

SecretaryGeneral,

Hiroshima●University, Japan● Dr. Mine, Akihide, Chair ofEditorial Committee, Osaka Kyoiku
University, JapanGREETINGS FROM THE
SECRETARY GENERAL OFTHE ISSA

second term as Secretary General.

ISSA faces five major operationalchallenges. First, to expand thenetworking of member associations.
Second, to increase the number ofunderstanding and cooperation. If
you

have

anyquestions

orcomments about ISSA's general

between the ISSA management

KSSA
HOSTEDISSAAFFILIATED EVENT AT
JEOLLANAMDO
INTERNATIONALEDUCATION CENTER IN
SOUTH KOREA

system that can reliably collect ISSAOn August 23, 2019, during its

theopportunities
researchforandacademic exchange among memberassociations. Fourth, to enhance thefrequency

ofcommunication

team, member associations, andtheir members. Fifth, to construct aannual fees and so increase itsrevenue. These are not independentissues; rather, they are deeplyinterconnected.

One of the strategies to solve theseis to create a sustainable platform
for member associations to work on
projects

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their

collaborative

increaseother words, what is required of us

I am honored to be able to serve aforadministration,improve its reputation. Third, tobetween member associations. In

General of ISSA and JERASS in Japan.

associations

papers submitted to JSSEA, and toproblems is to share the big stories

I am Kazuhiro Kusahara, Secretary

gratitude to all ISSA member

together,constructing

physical-emotional memories bygreater

sharingexperience.

oftimeandI would like to express my sincere

pleasehesitate to email me.

annualdo

notconference, the Korean

Social Studies Associations (KSSA)
hosted an ISSA affiliated session attheJeollanamdo

International

Education Center in South Korea.

With a theme of "Contents ofHistory Education in the 21stCentury,"

sevenscholars

fromIndonesia, Japan, and South Korea
gave the following presentations.

• The Possibilities of the Newly
Established"ModernandContemporary History" Course forJapanese High Schools (TomohitoHarada / Shiga University, Japan)

annualJapanese

On November 9, 2019, during its

oriented

ISSA affiliated session at Shimanefor Social Studies (JERASS) hosted•Composition of History Education
ContentsCenteredModernon'Future-Civilization'(Myung Hee Lee / Kongju National

University, South Korea; Kyung Hee
Chung / Youngsan University, SouthKorea; Bok Hyun Cho / KyungHee

University, South Korea; Bong Seok

Kim /Korea National University ofEducation, South Korea)• Social Studies Education for
National Integration in Indonesia:
An Analysis of History Textbook(Nasution / Universitas Negeri
Surabaya, Indonesia)• TheHistoryCurriculum

forDeconstruction and Reconstruction
oftheDiscourseinHistory

Textbook: Some Cases of Interaction

by Elementary, Secondary, andUniversity Students in Korea andJapan(KazuhiroKusahara

Hiroshima University, Japan)/JSSEA HOSTED ISSAAFFILIATED EVENT ATSHIMANE UNIVERSITY
IN JAPAN
On November 9 2019, during its

conference,

Educational Research Associationfor Social Studies (JERASS) hosted
University. Two scholars from Japanand Singapore gave presentations

about "How can social studies relate

to youth civic engagement?" anddiscussed the theme with audiences.
Morethaneducators

50

socialparticipatedstudies

inthesession and enjoyed the following
presentations.

• Connecting learning to society:Utilizing motivation for learning insocial studies education practice(Noboru Tanaka / Gifu University,Japan)• How can social studies relate toyouth

civic

Preparation

forengagement?

informedcivic

annual conference, the Japanese

Educational Research Associationan ISSA affiliated session at Shimane
University. Two scholars from Japanand Singapore gave presentations

on the question, "How can socialstudies

relatetoyouth

theme with the audience.
Moreeducators

thanparticipated50

socialinthe•andChallengesofpresentations.
Practice

Multicultural Education in China: A

Case Study of Beijing Normal
University

Nan'aoExperimental

School. (Zheng Tiejun / Beijing

NormalNational Institute of Education,University, Zhuhai, China)

Studies curriculum (Min Fui Chee /Singapore)

JASS HOSTED A JOINTSESSION WITH ISSA ATNIIGATA UNIVERSITY IN
JAPANstudiessession and enjoyed the following

participation through an inquiry

approach: The Singapore Social

civicengagement?" and discussed theUniversity

Nan'aoExperimental School, China and Hu
Xeuliang/Beijing

Normal• Language Diversity and Bilingual
Education: Focus on South Korean
Context.

(Eun-YoungJangandKyong-Heui Nam / Seoul National
University，South Korea)• An Experiment of Japan-China-53

Korea Joint Research and Teaching

Many forthcoming conferences areSustainable Development Goals

Studies: "Movement of People" andwhen any individual ISSA member

the move towards a sustainable

healthy.

are intended to be applied in all

Material Development Considering"Diversity and Symbiosis" in Social"Pacific Diaspora" as Keywords.
(KyokoNakayama

University，Japan)/Teikyo

JASS HOSTED A JOINTSESSION WITH ISSA ATNIIGATA UNIVERSITY INJAPANOn September 15, 2019, during its

annual conference, the Japanese
Association for Social Studies (JASS)
hosted a joint session with ISSA at

Niigata University. Five scholars

from China, South Korea and Japan
made a presentation on the themeof"Exploring

perspectives

oftherolesanddiversity

andsocialstudies

education in the global era with thekeywords

symbiosis,"ofanddiscussed

thetheme with their audiences. The
presentation titles were as follows.

FUTUREISSA
AFFILIATED EVENTS

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being canceled or postponed due to(SDGs), adopted in 2015, comprisedecides to host an ISSA affiliatedsociety. Most of them have the idea

COVID-19. We will let you knowevent. We hope you are all safe and17 goals to be reached by 2030 inof “Think globally, act locally,” andnations and regions. Building a

DELAY OF PUBLICATION
OF JSSEA VOL. 9

sustainable society and developing

We sincerely apologize for the delay
readystudies

its actors are important concerns,
notonlyforeducation

insustainable

development,andin the publication of JSSEA Vol. 9. We

environmental

andglobal

appreciate

geography, history, and civics. How

will tell you as soon as the journal iseducation, but also for social

understanding.

can social studies education intobeyourpublished.
supportWeandCALL FOR SPECIAL ISSUE
OF JSSEA VOL. 10
Don't forget to submit your paper toJSSEA Vol. 10! In this volume, we arepreparing a special issue on thequestion,"Howshouldsocialstudies deal with and contributeto achieving Sustainable Development Goals?"

education,including

Asian countries and regions, with
their

differingvaluesandbackgrounds and problems, address
SDGs related to a sustainable
society? Further, which SDGs or
issues does each country’s orregion’s social studies educationemphasize in building a sustainablesociety?
In JSSEA vol. 10, a special issue,
we propose the theme, “How cansocialstudies

achieving

contributetoSustainableDevelopment Goals?” The purpose

of this theme is to discuss strategies
to achieve SDGs and a sustainable
society in social studies educationin Asia.
Anyarticleonsocialstudies

in charge of editorial administration,

mainly supporting the procedure ofpeer review and publishing of JSSEA.

Proposing the theme of a special
issue along with the editorial board

education and its related fields,

is also an important task.

education, global and international

the famous academic journals inwhich

includegeography
education,

history

education,
andpoliticalcitizenshipeducation, are also welcome!
Thesubmission

anddeadline

isNovember 30, 2020. We lookforward to reading your work!

LET ME INTRODUCE OUR
ISSA
AND
JSSEA
ADMINISTRATORSWith your support, I hope ourjournal, JSSEA, will become one ofAsia. Any opinions and proposals

you may have to improve the JSSEA
will be most welcome. Of course,
contributing your manuscript is thebest way! I am looking forward toreceiving your creative manuscript.

I'm Hiroaki Sakaue, working as an
assistant professor at Hyogo

University of Teacher Education,

Japan. Since JSSEA Vol. 7 I have been55