Professor Keiichi Ogawa co-edited a book, “Social and Emotional Learning: Education for the Future through SEL and Non-Cognitive Skills”
Professor Ogawa’s co-edited book, “Social and Emotional Learning: Education for the Future through SEL and Non-Cognitive Skills (社会性と情動の学習―SELと非認知スキルで未来を拓く教育)”, has recently been published by Toshindo. This book systematically organizes multifaceted concepts such as “social and emotional competencies,” “non-cognitive skills,” and “zest for living (Ikiru chikara),” drawing on the latest insights from institutions including research from Harvard […]
Global Research Center for Education Policy and Planning (GEPP) Conducted a Training Program for Faculty Members of the Royal University of Phnom Penh, Cambodia
On February 26, 2026, the Global Research Center for Education Policy and Planning (GEPP) at the Graduate School of International Cooperation Studies (GSICS), Kobe University, hosted six faculty members from the Institute for International Studies and Public Policy (IISPP) at the Royal University of Phnom Penh under the JICA Chair Invitation Program organized by the […]
Professor Aiko Sakurai received JDR Award for the Most Downloaded Article 2025
Professor Aiko Sakurai received the JDR Award for the Most Downloaded Article 2025.The article was co-authored by Takeshi Sato, a professor at International Research Institute of Disaster Science (IRIDeS), Tohoku University. Article details:Aiko Sakurai, Takeshi Sato. (2016) "Promoting Education for Disaster Resilience and the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction." Journal of Disaster Research, 11(3), […]
A book co-edited by Professor Keiichi Ogawa received the Japan Society for International Development's “Special Award of the Prize Selection Committee”
A book co-edited by Professor Keiichi Ogawa from Kobe University, “Towards Ensuring Inclusive and Equitable Quality Education for All: Analyzing School Enrolment Patterns”, received the “Special Award of the Prize Selection Committee” at the 36th Annual Conference of the Japan Society for International Development (JASID), held at Hiroshima University on November 29–30, 2025. The volume […]
Professor Keiichi Ogawa co-edited a book, “Globally Successful Japanese Women”
Professor Keiichi Ogawa (Kobe University) and Dr. Suguru Mizunoya (UNESCO IIEP) co-edited a Japanese book titled “Globally Successful Japanese Women: Career of Education Development in International Organization” (世界で花開く日本の女性たち━国際機関で教育開発に携わるキャリア形成). The book features the life stories of 11 female Japanese professionals working at the Global Partnership for Education (GPE), OECD, UNESCO, UNICEF, and the World Bank in […]
Professor Keiichi Ogawa co-edited a book, "Towards Ensuring Inclusive and Equitable Quality Education for All: Analyzing School Enrolment Patterns”
The book "Towards Ensuring Inclusive and Equitable Quality Education for All: Analyzing School Enrolment Patterns" presents a comprehensive case study analysis of school attendance patterns across 12 countries in Asia, Latin America, and Africa. By tracing the educational trajectories of children—from enrollment, through challenges such as grade repetition and dropout, to eventual graduation or withdrawal—it […]
An article co-authored by Professor Keiichi Ogawa received the Japan Society for International Development's “Special Award of the Prize Selection Committee”
A co-authored paper titled “Language of Instruction and Learning Achievements Inequalities in Francophone Sub-Saharan Africa: A Residualized Quantile Regression Analysis Using PASEC Data” by Jean-Baptiste M.B. Sanfo, a lecturer at Shiga Prefectural University and an alumnus of the Ogawa Seminar, doctoral student Abdoul-Karim Soubeiga, and Professor Keiichi Ogawa of Kobe University, received the “Special Prize […]