Earlier this month, 9 students and myself visited Achi Village in Nagano Prefecture. Achi is a small depopulating village in mountainous area and we visited a primary school which has only 34 students. Students also stayed overnight with l…

Hi, everyone! This is Kyohei. How are you? I hope you are all fine, also being truly sure that everyone, especially M2 students, must have been mentally and physically released from his/her own thesis.I strongly want to say “Otsukare samad…

Hi! Friends! This is Liu Jing. I guess everyone is fighting for something by the end of the semester. Today, it is our honor to have a distinguished guest, Dr.Gerald W. Fry at GSID, Professor of educational policy and administration at Uni…

This is Liu Jing. As Yuki introduced, we were also happy to have Dr.Ampiah, Dean, Faculty of Education, Univesity of Cape Coast, Ghana, to give us two open seminars regarding education issues and the role of research in Ghana on Jan.20, 20…

This is Yuki. I went to Nagoya city sightseeing yesterday with Prof. Ampiah at Cape Coast University, Ghana, and Kensuke-san, M2 student at GSID. Prof. Ampiah and Kensuke-sanAt first, we went to Nagoya Castle which was constructed on the o…

Greetings from Bangkok! This is Ichitaro Hanai and I’m the first M1 student to write a blog! Today, let me share my life in Bangkok. Some of the people may already know that I’ve been working for UNESCO Bangkok as an intern since October. …

Hi! Everyone! This is Liu Jing.From Dec.7 to Dec.9, I attended the International Conference on China Urban Development held by University of Hong Kong. It was quite different experience from the experience in the conference on Education is…

こんにちは。M2のゆきです。 12月4‐5日に早稲田大学で開催された国際開発学会の全国大会に参加しました。 今回は学会設立20周年記念の大会ということで、学会員のみならず、たくさんの方が参加されていました。私はあやかと一緒に、昨年の海外実地研修で行っ…

Happy birthday Yamda sensei! We wish you all the best. From all :)

Last Staturday, the 3rd World Education Study Group Monthly Meeting was held in GSID. 5 M2 students presented their research results conducted in Yamada sensei's seminar. Also, Professor Saito introduced the history and reform of Higher Ed…

Today, let me share my experiences in Ghana with you! I went to Ghana from October 31th to November 10th. It was my first time to visit African countries and it became really good experience. For first 3days, I went to University of Cape C…

Hey! G Children! (GSID Children)If sensei did not memtioned the update of the blog, I am afraid that nobody would remember to update it since everyone just became very busy after coming back from Kobe ten days ago. I am quite sure nobody f…

M2を休学中でマラウィに情操教育の協力隊員で派遣されている竹内恭平君の写真が届きました。日本から調査で訪問した大阪大学の澤村信英先生、早稲田大学の黒田一雄先生、早稲田大学博士課程後期の川口純君が撮ってくれたそうです。頑張ってるね。山田写真① …

The spring term is over. The first year master's students managed to survive and I am quite impressed with their improvement. This term, in the M1 seminar, we have focused on JICA for the aid organization research project and interviewed M…

This is Ayaka Iwatsuki, an M2 student from Education and Human Resource Development, Graduate School of International Development. I visited the Untied States from February 18th to March 10th, 2010. Today, I would like to share my experien…

It is wonderful to have found your messages. I always appreciate your concern with your Kohai (junior students of the seminar). The book you suggested looks very useful. I will get a copy to share with M1 students.Liu Jing and I have co-au…

Deal All,This is Jing Liu, again ;) I just would like to share a very good book regarding how to conduct social research. Highly recommend you to read the 1st Chapter and the final Chapter, especially for our M1 friends. Moreover, I strong…

Dear All,Greetings from Jing Liu in University of Pittsburgh.I am a doctoral student in program of education and human resources development in GSID.Now I am studying at School of Education, University of Pittsburgh. I will be here until t…

Takuya and KyoheiThanks for sharing the stories of your life here in GSID. I have been always thinking to write some messages to update, but I am too lazy about it...Yes, we had hosted Africa Education Research Forum last weekend, which wa…

Hi, all. This is Kyohei. Firstly, I would like to say to all of M1 students “Welcome to GSID".It’s a great pleasure to meet all of you. I hope your GSID life will be filled with a number of precious experiences and great memories with your…

Hello, this is Takuya Akada, a graduate student in education and human resource development program, and became a M2 student from this April. Today, I’d like to report a part of our academic life in the education program, specifically, the…

People in Japan is suffering the cold weather while I am still enjoying the 'hot' winter in Bangkok. People at UNESCO Bangkok Office is taking leave for holiday while I am also packing and preparing for leave. Today is the last day of my i…

I have been asked to prepare a self-introduction to the GSID community. I have the honor of being a visiting scholar at GSID from October 2009 to March 2010. It is wonderful to be a member of your community and to meet you, face to face an…

Hi, this is Shoko Yamada. Kyohei, thank you for sharing your internship experience in Burkina Faso. It was my pleasure to see that you came back with deeper understanding of the educational issues and experience. By the way, I have just pu…

Hi, everyone. How are you? This is Kyohei Takeuchi, M1 guy. It is the 1st time to write. I hope all of you reading this blog have been very well. I actually started the intern in Burkina Faso at the beginning of August and finished it the …

Thanks Liu Jing for updating us with your life as an intern at UNESCO-Bangkok! I'm happy to know that you utilize this opportunity fully and absorb new things. Taking part in the preparation process of EFA monitoring report will enrich you…

Hi!Everyone! This is JING LIU from Bangkok! How are you doing? Long time no see!Thank you for Yamada sensei's update! Our blog has not been updated for a long time... It is really great to hear from Ken and to know his recent activity in S…

久しぶりのブログ更新です。少しマメに書かないといけないですね。修士課程を休学して協力隊に参加している斎藤健介君からメールが来ました。住民参加型で学校給食プログラムを運営するために頑張っているようです。活動のニューズレターを送ってくれました…

Dear All! This is LIU JING speaking. It was really my honor to get your applause in today's joint seminar. I really enjoyed the study in our group. You know, M1 students' coming let me recall my M1 life in GSID two years ago. Your hard wor…

Yesterday, as a symposium of Japan Association for African Studies, Chubu Branch, we had Dr. Gareth Austin from London School of Economics. He is a specialist of economic history in West Africa from the 1500 to the present. Thanks for the …