Books, book chapters, and journal articles authored by GEPP faculty members and researchers are listed below. Publications in English are denoted by (E); publications in Japanese are denoted by (J).

Books

Social and Emotional Learning book cover Japanese Women Thriving Globally book cover Towards Ensuring Inclusive and Equitable Quality Education for All book cover

Book Chapters

  • Miyamoto, K., & Uno, K. (2026). Socio-emotional skills and social outcomes. In S. Mizunoya, K. Ogawa, & Y. Obara Belfali (Eds.), Social and emotional learning: Education for the future through SEL and non-cognitive skills. Toshindo. (J).
  • Sakaue, K. (2026). Social and emotional learning in African school education. In S. Mizunoya, K. Ogawa, & Y. Obara Belfali (Eds.), Social and emotional learning: Education for the future through SEL and non-cognitive skills. Toshindo. (J).
  • Ogawa, K., Yagi, A., & Wang, K. (2026). Social and emotional learning in early childhood. In S. Mizunoya, K. Ogawa, & Y. Obara Belfali (Eds.), Social and emotional learning: Education for the future through SEL and non-cognitive skills. Toshindo. (J).
  • Ogawa, K., Minami, R., & Wang, K. (2026). Developing soft skills through technical and vocational education and training (TVET). In S. Mizunoya, K. Ogawa, & Y. Obara Belfali (Eds.), Social and emotional learning: Education for the future through SEL and non-cognitive skills. Toshindo. (J).
  • Ogawa, K., Yagi, A., & Uno, K. (2026). Development of SEL in Japanese education. In S. Mizunoya, K. Ogawa, & Y. Obara Belfali (Eds.), Social and emotional learning: Education for the future through SEL and non-cognitive skills. Toshindo. (J).
  • Sakurai, A. (2025). Disaster education. In R. Shaw (Ed.), Encyclopedia of disaster risk reduction (pp. 1–5). Springer Nature Singapore. (E).
  • Ezaki, N., & Ogawa, K. (2024). Access or quality? New challenges in Sub-Saharan Africa. In T. Sekiya, K. Ogawa, Y. Kitamura, & A. Ashida (Eds.), Towards ensuring inclusive and equitable quality education for all: Analyzing school enrolment patterns (pp. 45–66). Palgrave Macmillan. (E).
  • Ogawa, K., Dayan-Ochir, K., & Islam, S. R. B. (2024). Analysis of student retention in primary education level under Mongolia’s automatic promotion policy. In T. Sekiya, K. Ogawa, Y. Kitamura, & A. Ashida (Eds.), Towards ensuring inclusive and equitable quality education for all: Analyzing school enrolment patterns (pp. 221–245). Palgrave Macmillan. (E).
  • Wokadala, J., & Ogawa, K. (2024). Analysis of students’ flow patterns from primary through lower secondary cycle under automatic promotion policy in Uganda. In T. Sekiya, K. Ogawa, Y. Kitamura, & A. Ashida (Eds.), Towards ensuring inclusive and equitable quality education for all: Analyzing school enrolment patterns (pp. 261–279). Palgrave Macmillan. (E).
  • Sakurai, A., & Sato, T. (2024). Reflections on disaster and climate education in the Japanese education sector. In A. Yildiz & R. Shaw (Eds.), Disaster and climate risk education: Insights from knowledge to action (pp. 49–64). Springer Nature Singapore. (E).
  • Maly, E., & Sakurai, A. (2023). Schools as community assets for place-making in post-disaster resettlement: Reciprocal impacts of housing and education recovery in Tacloban City, the Philippines. In S.-M. Huang & E. Maly (Eds.), Community responses to disasters in the Pacific Rim: Place-making in displacement (pp. 21–38). Routledge. (E).

Journal Articles

Year 2026

  • Daas, Y., Soubeiga, A. K., & Ogawa, K. (2026). Does family size increase children's probability of dropping out of school? Evidence from Afghan households. Children and Youth Services Review, 185, 108895. (E).
  • Guo, R., & Ogawa, K. (2026). Factors of teachers’ engagement in private tutoring: The case of secondary schools in Cambodia. Asian Journal of Development and Innovation Studies, 1(2), 1–10. (E).
  • Sakurai, A., Kumagai, M., Murayama, Y., Bisri, M. B., & Sato, T. (2026). Operationalizing updated tsunami hazard assumptions in school evacuation planning: Insights from teacher training and implementation challenges in Japan. Journal of Disaster Research, 21(1), 138–150. (E).
  • Sanfo, J. B. M., Ogawa, K., & Truong, T. H. (2026). Family engagement in caregiving activities and child development outcomes in Vietnam: A fixed-effects analysis. Early Education and Development, 1–28. (E).
  • Sara, T., Ogawa, K., & Chea, P. (2026). The role of home-based parental involvement in student learning in Cambodian secondary schools. SAGE Open, 16(1), 21582440251413892. (E).

Year 2025

  • Alam, M. J., Naznin, M., & Ogawa, K. (2025). Impact of COVID-19 on learning of children with disabilities in Bangladesh: A significant setback for inclusive education. International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, 1–18. (E).
  • Aung, H. M., & Ogawa, K. (2025). What drives academic achievement? A deep dive into demand and supply factors in Myanmar’s primary schools. Cogent Education, 12(1). (E).
  • Chea, P., Wang, K., Ogawa, K., & Ashida, A. (2025). Bridging the gap: An examination of teacher deployment in Cambodian preschools. International Journal of Child Care and Education Policy, 19(1), 9. (E).
  • Choi, S., Min, I., & Ogawa, K. (2025). Returns to education and decent work across firm ownership types in Vietnam. International Journal of Educational Development, 119, 103442. (E).
  • Choi, S., Ogawa, K., & Yugami, K. (2025). The complex equation of education, job security, and corporate scale: An empirical analysis of South Korean youth. International Journal of Adolescence and Youth, 30(1), 1–16. (E).
  • Kobayashi, T., & Ogawa, K. (2025). Community and parental participation in Ugandan public primary education: A mixed-method analysis. International Journal of Educational Development, 113, 103225. (E).
  • Minami, R., & Ogawa, K. (2025). Mind the gap: Uncovering student’s learning achievement disparities in Cambodian urban and rural secondary schools. International Journal of Educational Development, 118, 103420. (E).
  • Oda, T., Sakurai, A., Sato, T., Lee, C. H., & Ding, C. F. (2025). Enhancing disaster risk reduction at school through the integration of geographic information system: Insights from Taiwan’s school safety GIS platform. Journal of Disaster Research, 20(5), 746–756. (E).
  • Ogawa, K., Alam, Md. J., Noman, S., & Parvin, M. (2025). Parental perception on school choice for quality early childhood education in Bangladesh: A socio-economic analysis. Cogent Education, 12(1). (E).
  • Sanfo, J. B. M., & Ogawa, K. (2025). Medium of instruction and learning achievements in Burkina Faso primary education: Analyzing disparities by student socioeconomic status and school location. International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 1–21. (E).
  • Shibata, N., & Ogawa, K. (2025). An analysis of parental involvement in early childhood development outcomes in Lao PDR. Bulletin of the Japan Comparative Education Society, 70, 23–40. (E).
  • Uno, K., & Ogawa, K. (2025). The role of pre-primary school attendance in school readiness in Bangladesh: Exploring the interaction effects with socioeconomic status and home learning environment. International Journal of Educational Development, 118, 103412. (E).
  • Wang, K., & Ogawa, K. (2025). Exploring the trajectory of home learning environment for preschoolers in Bangladesh. Child & Youth Care Forum, 54(3), 659–686. (E).

Year 2024

  • Alam, M. J., & Ogawa, K. (2024). Future-readiness and employable ICT skills of university graduates in Bangladesh: An analysis during the post-COVID era. Cogent Social Sciences, 10(1), 2359014. (E).
  • Alam, M. J., Ogawa, K., & Ahsan, A. H. M. (2024). Japanese investment for skills development program in attaining sustainable employability: The case of Bangladesh. World Development Sustainability. (E).
  • Alam, M. J., Ogawa, K., & Ahsan, A. H. M. (2024). Quality assurance of science and technology universities in Bangladesh: A catalyst for sustainable employment during the 4IR. Journal of Science and Technology Policy Management. (E).
  • Alam, M. J., Reza, S. A., Ogawa, K., & Ahsan, A. H. M. (2024). Sustainable employment for vocational education and training graduates: The case of future skills matching in Bangladesh. International Journal of Training Research, 1–23. (E).
  • Fujii, R., Yamanouchi, K., & Ogawa, K. (2024). Transforming perceptions toward education among mothers who experienced adolescent pregnancy in the Philippines: A case study in Perez, Alabat Island. Bulletin of the Faculty of Education of Bukkyo University, 24, 167–182. (E).
  • Handoyo, R. D., Ibrahim, K. H., Komaneci, N., Kusumawardani, D., Rahmawati, Y., Haryanto, T., Sarmidi, T., Ogawa, K., Shah, Z., Mohd, A., Sylviana, W., Muhammad, F. R., & Erlando, A. (2024). Effect of exchange rate volatility and COVID-19 on Indonesia–United States bilateral trade. International Journal of Sustainable Development and Planning, 19(1). (E).
  • Handoyo, R. D., Ibrahim, K. H., Rahmawati, Y., Faadhillah, F., Ogawa, K., Kusumawardani, D., See, K. F., Kumaran, V. V., & Gulati, R. (2024). Determinants of exports performance: Evidence from Indonesian low-, medium-, and high-technology manufacturing industries. PLOS ONE, 19(1), e0296431. (E).
  • Ishii, Y., & Ogawa, K. (2024). An analysis of school-based management on learning achievement in Senegal primary education. Educational Process: International Journal. (E).
  • Kim, S., & Ogawa, K. (2024). Who is able or unable to return to school? Exploring the short-term impact of the COVID-19 school closures on students' returning to school in Nigeria. International Journal of Educational Development, 108, 103060. (E).
  • Koike, T., & Ogawa, K. (2024). Influence of teacher support and classroom discipline on learning achievement in Cambodia secondary schools: Focus on students’ socioeconomic status. Bulletin of the Japan Comparative Education Society, 69(1), 112–130. (E).
  • Manhisse, N., & Ogawa, K. (2024). Smallholder households and children’s schooling in primary education in Mozambique. International Journal of Educational Development, 105, 102980. (E).
  • Ogawa, K., & Uno, K. (2024). Effects of preschool participation on children’s academic achievements: Evidence from urban areas of Ethiopia. Journal of Economics & Business Administration, 228(4), 1–24. (E).
  • Rahmawati, Y., Kusumawardani, D., Rumayya, R., & Ogawa, K. (2024). Examining the impact of health insurance and socioeconomic factors on children’s hospitalization in Indonesia: An empirical analysis. Vulnerable Children and Youth Studies, 1–17. (E).
  • Saito, R., Oda, T., Sakurai, A., Sato, T., & Fukushima, Y. (2024). Challenges and potentials for “supporting supporters” on education: A practical and rapid case study of the centralized information portal site in the 2024 Noto Peninsula earthquake. Journal of Disaster Research, 19(6), 912–920. (E).
  • Sakaue, K., Wokadala, J., & Ogawa, K. (2024). Updates on private returns to education in Uganda: Evidence from universal primary education policy. Education Economics, 1–17. (E).
  • Sanfo, J. B., Ogawa, K., & Truong, T. H. (2024). Education expansion and its returns to education in Vietnam: A two-step Heckman model analysis. Asia Pacific Education Review, 1–16. (E).
  • Sanfo, J. B. M., Soubeiga, A. K., & Ogawa, K. (2024). Language of instruction and learning achievements inequalities in francophone Sub-Saharan Africa: A residualized quantile regression analysis using PASEC data. International Journal of Educational Research, 126, 102368. (E).
  • Tong, T. M. T., Sakurai, A., Shaw, R., Nguyen, N. H., Nguyen, T. H., Do, K. T., & Kieu, T. K. (2024). Assessment of comprehensive school safety in Vietnam: From policy to practice. Progress in Disaster Science, 24, 100364. (E).
  • Wang, K., & Ogawa, K. (2024). Exploring the trajectory of home learning environment for preschoolers in Bangladesh. Child & Youth Care Forum. (E).
  • Yokogawa, N., & Ogawa, K. (2024). The influence of household socioeconomic status on vocational senior high school choice in Indonesia. Bulletin of the Japan Comparative Education Society, 69(1), 175–192. (E).

Year 2023

  • Alam, M. J., Ahsan, A. H. M., & Ogawa, K. (2023). Cultural influence in curriculum remodeling of early childhood education in Bangladesh: An empirical study. Discover Education, 2(1), 40. (E).
  • Alam, M. J., Hassan, R., & Ogawa, K. (2023). Digitalization of higher education to achieve sustainability: Investigating students’ attitudes toward digitalization in Bangladesh. International Journal of Educational Research Open, 5, 100273. (E).
  • Alam, M. J., & Ogawa, K. (2023). Parental aspirations for children’s early childhood education enrolment in Bangladesh. International Journal of Evaluation and Research in Education, 12(2), 1136–1144. (E).
  • Alam, M. J., Ogawa, K., Basharat, L., & Ahsan, A. H. M. (2023). Significance of quality higher education in the advancement of gender equality: The case of Bangladesh. Journal of Applied Research in Higher Education. (E).
  • Alam, M. J., Ogawa, K., & Islam, S. R. B. (2023). E-learning as a double-edged sword for academic achievements of university students in developing countries: Insights from Bangladesh. Sustainability, 15(9), 7282. (E).
  • Choi, S., Li, H., & Ogawa, K. (2023). Upper secondary vocational education and decent work in Indonesia: A gender comparison. International Journal of Educational Development, 101, 102833. (E).
  • Choi, S., Li, H., Ogawa, K., & Tanaka, Y. (2023). Secondary vocational education and decent work in Indonesia: Differences between urban and rural areas. International Journal of Training Research, 1–22. (E).
  • Kim, S., & Ogawa, K. (2023). Exploring inequality in high school transitions within an evolving high school system: Using the effectively maintained inequality theory. International Journal of Educational Research, 122, 102250. (E).
  • Sakaue, K., Wokadala, J., & Ogawa, K. (2023). Effect of parental engagement on children’s home-based continued learning during COVID-19-induced school closures: Evidence from Uganda. International Journal of Educational Development, 100, 102812. (E).
  • Sanfo, J. B. M., & Ogawa, K. (2023). Analyzing language of instruction and students’ learning achievements in Zambia: A fixed effects approach using PISA-D data. Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International Education, 1–16. (E).
  • Uno, K., Ogawa, K., & Sakaue, K. (2023). Determinants of pre-primary school attendance during its expansion in Bangladesh. Bulletin of the Japan Comparative Education Society, 67(2), 156–172. (E).
  • Yagi, A., & Ogawa, K. (2023). Influence of parents’ educational level on children’s access to pre-primary education in Uganda. Bulletin of the Japan Comparative Education Society, 66, 184–202. (E).