ISSA Activity Brief
Issue_08 October 2022

history course to date has been

positive aspect that the pandemic

divided into "Japanese History" andhas brought, which is the spread of"World History" and taught under aonline learning and discussion.

chronological structure. However,Even after the COVID-19 pandemic,

as its name suggests, the newI expect that further promotion of"ModernandContemporary

online meetings in addition to face-History"

courseremoves

to-facemeetings

barriers between Japanese history

researchandandallowing

transcend national and regional

students to study modern andborders. I wish that the new history

new National Curriculum Standard

contemporary

history

course in Japan can be implemented

has been introduced this yearcomprehensively. Focusing on thesuccessfully, and I hope that thestarting in April 2022. A notable

three epochs of modernization,

people of Asian countries will also

pointstudiespopularization, and globalization,

watch this with interest.

curriculum is the establishment of

the new course is structured to

new courses entitled "Modern andexplore the origins and formation

Contemporaryandprocesses of current global issues.

been

Therefore, it is not surprising thatdesignated as compulsory courses.

many teachers are puzzled, but

Since the administrators at eachteachers are not just standing by.

high school can decide whether

High school history teachers andstudents should take these courses

university

in the first year or the second year,

collaborating to develop teaching

somenotand evaluation methods for the newManycourse, and study groups have beenteachers are troubled by the fact

set up across the country to discussthat the two new courses are

new ideas and practices. Much ofcompletelytheseGreetings fromThe President

At Japanese high schools, thein"Public,"

thesocialHistory"

which

have

highschools

have

implemented

themyet.

different

from

world

history,historians

discussions

thearearebeing

conventional courses in terms of

conducted online rather than face-philosophy and content structure.

to-faceInpandemic. I think there is only one

particular,theconventional

due

to

the

Covid-19

will

deependiscussions

that2022 ISSA
Annual Meeting“HOWHAS
SOCIALSTUDIESEDUCATION
BEEN REFORMED INRESPONSE TO SOCIALCHANGE DURING
POST-COVID?”● Date: November 26 (Sat.)● Place: Online meeting● Language: English● Fee: free

ISSA will hold its annual
meeting from 11 am–1 pm(Indonesia) and 1 pm–3 pm(Japan and South Korea) on
November 26 (Sat.). The theme

Please register for the 2022
ISSA Annual Meeting from thefollowing URL:

Association (ISSA) was launchedhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/833158

of member societies in South Korea,

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Indonesia, and Japan. In 2021, theof the meeting is “How hassocial studies education beenreformed in response to socialchange during post-COVID?”
Social studies educationmust be constantly reformed in
response to social changes
during Post-COVID. However,perspectives on improvement

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historic first annual conference wasdiffer from country to country.
Moreover, even if they are thesame, the curriculum and units
developed may differ. In thissymposium, the presenters will
examine how social studies
should respond to socialchanges focusing on PostCOVID. Some aspects will bedifferent from country tocountry, and some will be thesame. While discussing thediversity of social studies, thepresenters would like to clarify
the essence of social studieswith audiences.

with the aim of disseminating social
studies education in Asia. It consists

held online under the theme ofISSA is looking forward toseeing you all at the 2022 ISSA
Annual Meeting.

“How ICT education is being devisedin the midst of a pandemic.” At the2022 conference, a symposium washeld on the topic of “How toconfront social change in a post-

ISSA AGORA“OpiniOns On sOcial

COVIDworld.”

The

speakers’presentations were submitted tothe open journal, the Journal ofSocial Studies Education in Asia

studies education in(JSSEA). During this period, theAsia and also about theJapaneseissa”

Association for the Social Studies

EducationalResearch

Akihide Mine

(JERASS), as a secretariat society,(Osaka Kyoiku University)

has endeavored to edit and publish
ISSA bulletins, mainly through theInternational Committee and theJSSEASpecialCommittee.

Inaddition, efforts are underway toclarify the role of the committees
and establish editing systems andworking procedures. It is my hopethat cooperation and coordination
Nearly seven years ago, in 2016,

with ISSA member societies will

the International Social Studies

continue to advance, and thatpartnerships will be strengthened

Democracy in the United States:

Risk Factors and Challenges inin the future. As a member of theLearning

fromtheCitizenshipSocial Studies Education in the Post-Association and a social studies

EducationoftheKettering

Corona Era." Various research topics

educator, I would like to continue toFoundation.”were presented at this conference toask myself what I can do towards
the development of civil society in
Asian countries and the realizationof people’s happiness.

explore the direction of social

2.
theJapanese
educational
research
association for social
studies (JERASS)The 71st annual conference of

ANNOUNCEMENTour members
1.

thefromJapanese

Association for socialstudies (JASS)JERASS

washeldatstudies education in the postcoronavirus era. At this conference,
Dr. Yong-Kyo Jeong was elected as
the new chairman as of September 1,2022.

Fukuoka

KSSA held its 31st Executive

University of Education (on-line onDepartment Meeting at the Kongjudemand) under the theme ofNational University seminar room

“Where Should “Social Studies” Go?”on September 30, 2022. At thison October 8, 2022.

meeting, the dates, places, andJERASS held the 10th Research

themes of two future academic

Exchange Meeting between theconferences were finalized. TheZoom) annual meeting on October

JapaneseResearch2022 Winter Conference will be

22 and 23, 2022 at Shinshu

Association for the Social Studies

held on December 10, 2022 atUniversity in Nagano prefecture(JERASS) and the Korean Social

Kongju National University under

under the theme of “What can social

Studies Association (KASSE) on

the theme of “Directions and Tasks

studies education do to educate

August 27, 2022 under the theme offor Social Studies Education in thechildren to become adult citizens“The Present-Day of Korea-Japan

Convergence Era”, and the 2023

who can face local issues?”

Relationship and the Role of Social

Summer Conference will be held onStudies” via Zoom.

August 19, 2023 at Yeungnam

The JASS hosted its on-line (viaThe JASS International Exchange

EducationalUniversity.

Committee will also hold a lecture
exchange seminar on December 3,

3. Korean Social Studies
Association (KSSA)

2022, in Tokyo and online, via Zoom.

KSSA held its 2022 Annual

The theme of the meeting is “TheOnline Conference on August 22,

Development

2022 under the theme of " Social

meetingof

theofinternational

Deliberative

4.
theKorean
association for social
studies
education(kaSSe)

KASSE held its 2022 Annual
Conference on August 11, 2022 atChungbuk

NationalUniversity

Our members’ newpublication(Written in English)

under the theme of “Future Society,Education, 58. p. 2956.

● Watanabe, T., Sakaue, H., Osaka,Y., & Okada, R. (2021). Trends in
Research on Teaching and Learning● Kang, W.-S. (2021). Predicting

Spatial Cognition in ElementaryPre-service teachers’ intention toSocial Studies in Japan: A Systematic

Exchange Meeting between theimplement

Review

Japanese Educational Association

sustainable development: A fuzzy-

Geographical review of Japan series

for the Social Studies (JERASS) andset qualitative comparative analysis.

B, 94(2), 49-64.

theCypriot● Kim, M. (2022). Developing pre-Curriculum, and Social Studies II.”KASSE held its 10th Research

KoreanSocialStudies

education

Journaloffor

Educationalfrom1989

2019.

Association (KASSE) on August 27,Sciences, 16. BD-CENTER. p. 2412.

service2022 under the theme of “The● Kang, W.-S., & Choi, J.-W. (2021).

pedagogical and content knowledge

Present-Day

Effectstransformational

through designing enquiry-based

Relationship and the Role of Social

leadership on teachers’ self-efficacy

fieldwork, Journal of Geography inStudies” via Zoom.

in

Higher Education, 46(1), 61-79.

KASSEof

held

Korea-Japan

anonlineofeducation

forsustainable

fieldwork● Kim, M. (2022). The pedagogicaldevelopment: A serial mediationinternational academic conference

Analysis. Cypriot

under the theme of “Curriculum for

Educational

Justice and Harmony.” The keynote

CENTER. p. 2534.

presenter was Prof. Dr. Keith Barton● Kang, W.-S. (2021). Explaining(Indiana State University).

effectstransformational* Do you want to share yourKASSE will hold its annual academic

leadership on teachers’ cooperative

research written in English withconference in January 2023 at theprofessional development through

ISSA colleagues? Send necessary

Korea

Structural Equation Model andinformation (abstract, reference,PhantomURL, etc.) to your association’s

NationalUniversityofEducation.
*We are looking forward toof

Journalteachers’

toSciences,16.

ofBD-effects of psychogeographic urban
exploration

andmapping,Geography, 106(2), 92-100.

ModelApproach.

Sustainability, 13. p.10888.

ISSA board member orhearing from the Indonesian Social● Kang, W.-S. (2011). Pathways to

dr.dongminlee@gmail.com

Studies Association (APRIPSI)

innovative teaching practices indirectly.

andKorean

theDepartment

SocialStudies
ResearchAssociation (ESSDRA) next time!

secondaryclassrooms:

Throughmultiethnic
lensofcomplex causality. Psychology and