Yokohama National University

The List of Professors Available Please make use of this list ( data as of April 1, 2014) to find your potential academic advisor. Further information such as the titles of his/her classes and contact address are available from “Academic Research Staff” http://er- web.jmk.ynu.ac.jp/index-e.jsp. If you cannot find his/her contact address from the site, please contact the appropriate graduate school. 【Graduate School of Education】 http://www.ynu.ac.jp/academics/graduate/human/index.html Contact: [email protected] The Doctoral Program is provided at “ Gakugei University United Graduate School of Education” which comprises four universities: , University, and Yokohama National University. Major in Teacher Education

Students are, in principle, required to have Japanese language skills higher than or equivalent to JLPT N2 Level, but asked to consult their potential advisors for details.

Type of Students Accepted Title Name Research Field Language Requirements Remarks Doctoral Master's Research Educational Administration and Finance; School Professor ARAI Hideaki Japanese ○ Law, Educational Policy

Consumer Education, Financial Literacy Professor NISHIMURA Takao Japanese ○ ○○ Education, Consumer Affairs

Professor OHTO Yasuhiro History of Education in Japanese ○○

Lifelong Learning and Education, Educationalogy Students are required Professor YANO Izumi of Diversity, Sociological and Narrative Japanese ○ to be capable of approach, Learning and Society reasoning in Japanese. Curriculm Issues, the New Education, Energy Students are required Associate Prof. KIMMA Kuniharu Japanese ○○to be capable of Affairs reasoning in Japanese.

Sociology of Education, Education and Social Associate Prof. SHINTANI Yasuhiro Japanese ○ Dynamics

Experimental Psychology, Cognitive Professor FUKUDA Sachio Japanese ○○ Development, Learning & Memory

Guidance; Extracurricular Activities, Educational Professor INUZUKA Fumio Japanese ○○○ Counseling

Educational Technology, ICT utilization for Professor NONAKA Yoichi Japanese ○○ education, Instructional Design

Professor KATAOKA Koji Economics; Monetary theory, Market Theory Japanese ○

Professor KATO Chikako Modern Japanese History Japanese ○○○

Social Studies; Clinical Pedagogy, Teaching Professor SHIGEMATSU Katsuya Japanese ○○○ Method of Social Studies

Professor SHIMOJO Hajime Ethics; Human Conscience, Self Control Japanese or English ○○

Japanese History of Education; Youth Professor SHIRATORI Michihiro Japanese ○ Mobilization

European History (Cities and Bourgeoisie in Professor TANAHASHI Nobuaki Japanese ○○ Modern Germany)

Modern German Thought; Frankfurt School, Professor YAMAMOTO Yasuo Japanese or English ○○ T.W.Adorno, Philosophy in Japan

Associate Prof. IKEGUCHI Akiko Human Geography; Cultural Ecology Japanese or English ○○○

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Associate Prof. TAWADA Masayasu History of Japan Japanese ○○

Professor YOSHIDA Keiichiro Physical Geography: Vegetation Science Japanese or English ○○○

Topological Graph Theory; Information Associate Prof. YAMAMOTO Ko Japanese or English ○○ Communication Education

Professor HIRASHIMA Yumiko Physics Education Japanese or English ○○

Physics Education, Experimental Solid State Professor YAMAMOTO Ikuo Japanese or English ○○ Physics

Plant Biology, Plant Phylogeny, Systematics and Associate Prof. KURATA Kaoruko Japanese or English ○○ Evolution

Professor SUZUKI Toshiaki Chemistry Education, Organic Chemistry Japanese or English ○○○

Professor FUJIMORI Tamio Sculpture; Carving and Modeling Japanese ○○○

Design; Graphic design; Visual Communication Design; Poster; CI (corporate identity); Professor WATANABE Kunio Japanese ○○ Development of learning materials and Educational toys

Material and European classical painting Professor AKAGI Norimichi Japanese and Germany ○○ techniques

Associate Prof. KOIKE Kenji Art Education; Teaching study Japanese ○

HARAGUCHI Associate Prof. Craft Japanese ○○ Kenichi Japanese, or English Optical Measurement, Nano Optics, Information Professor TAJIMA Fumiaki especially in the ○○○ Technology Education research field

Professor YOKOO Tsunetaka History of Technical and Vocational Education Japanese ○○

Associate Prof. KITO Akihito Technology Education, Information Education Japanese ○○

Wood Science and Technology; Wood Working, Associate Prof. KOBAYASHI Daisuke Japanese ○○ Living Environment and Amenity

Associate Prof. SAKAMOTO Satoshi Cutting, Abrasive Machining Japanese ○○○

Only those who are Home Economics Education; Gender Issues in Professor HORIUCHI Kaoru Japanese ○○specialized in Home Education, Curriculum, Teacher Education Economics Education are acceptable. Clothing Environment, Clothing hygiene, Professor SATSUMOTO Yayoi Clothing Construction, Clothing Psychology, Japanese and English ○○○ Clothing Education

Professor SUGIYAMA Kuniko Food Science; Cookery Science, Food Education Japanese ○○

Associate Prof. SAKUWA Azusa Living Science Japanese

Associate Prof. SONODA Natsumi Child Studies; Child Development Japanese ○○

Professor SAIDA Chisato Applied Linguistics; Assessment and Evaluation Japanese and English ○○

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Professor WATANABE Masahito English Linguistics and Educational Grammar Japanese and English ○

Education for the hearing impaired, Inclusive Professor NAKAGAWA Tatsuo Japanese or English ○○○ Education

Special Education; Children with Autism, Professor SEKIDO Hidenori Japanese ○○ Language Intervention

Associate Prof. SUZUKI Tomoko Clinical Psychology, History of psychology Japanese ○

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