Faculty
Emmanuel Manalo Professor
| Division | Multicultural Education |
| Keywords | effective learning and teaching strategies; learning, thinking, and communication; the use of learner-generated diagrams in problem-solving; critical thinking; metacognition; other thinking skills; foreign language learning and communication skills development |
| Links | Researchmap https://researchmap.jp/read0151030 |
Yuzo Hirose Associate Professor
| Division | Human Formation Education |
| Keywords | philosophy of education; pedagogical anthropology; world citizenship education; geographical human development; social atmosphere; trust; evil |
| Links | Researchmap https://researchmap.jp/7000021270 |
Koichiro Misawa Associate Professor
| Division | Human Formation Education |
| Keywords | philosophy of education; pedagogical anthropology; reason; human nature; transformation; the concept of “world” |
| Links | Education and Research Activity Database https://kdb.iimc.kyoto-u.ac.jp/profile_private/ja.730f5b5084054dac.html |
Yoshimi Okumura Associate Professor
| Division | Multicultural Education |
| Keywords | educational methodology; individualized and personalized education: alternative education |
| Links | Researchmap https://researchmap.jp/yoshimi.okumura |
Joonha Park Associate Professor
| Division | Multicultural Education Social and Envirnomental Awareness |
| Keywords | sociocultural psychology; cross-cultural psychology; human nature; environmental psychology; well-being |
| Links | Researchmap https://researchmap.jp/joonhapark Personal Website https://joonhapark.com |
Thomas Brotherhood Lecturer
| Division | Multicultural Education |
| Keywords | higher education; immigration policy; immigrant integration; public goods |
| Links | Researchmap https://researchmap.jp/tbrotherhood |
Shoko Takaya Lecturer
| Division | Human Formation Education |
| Keywords | philosophy of education; pedagogical anthropology; the Kyoto School; I-and-you relationship; person |
| Links | Researchmap https://researchmap.jp/Takaya_Shoko |
Iwabuchi Kazuaki Lecturer
| Division | Social and Envirnomental Awareness |
| Keywords | Environmental education; environmental education policy, and globalization of education |
| Links | Researchmap https://researchmap.jp/kaz_iwabuchi |
Graduate Students
Katarina Woodman
| Division | Multilicultural Education |
| Keywords | multilingualism; social biases; L2 language use; surprisal response; sociolinguistics; psycholinguistics |
| Links | ResearchGate https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Katarina-Woodman Personal Website https://kyattogallery.weebly.com/ |
Moe Takeda
| Division | Human Formation Education |
| Keywords | philosophy of education; Hume; human nature; nature; empathy; human formation |
| Links | Researchmap https://researchmap.jp/takedamoe |
Akane Tano
| Division | Multicultural Education |
| Keywords | educational methodology; second language education; individuality; multilingualism and multiculturalism |
| Links | Researchmap https://researchmap.jp/a.tano |
Takechika Hayashi
| Division | Social and Environmental Awareness |
| Keywords | sociocultural psychology; cognitive psychology; psychology of religion and spirituality; dialectical thinking |
| Links | Researchmap https://researchmap.jp/takechikahayashi Personal Website https://takechikahayashi.com/ |
Yan Shuning
| Division | Human Formation Education |
| Keywords | young adult; aspiration; Self-Reliance; aversive thinking; self-transformation |
| Links | Research Students https://nsaito.educ.kyoto-u.ac.jp/activities/students/ |
Kota Okuda
| Division | Human Formation Education |
| Keywords | Theory of Inquiry; Philosophical Dialogue; John Dewey |
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Khant Si Thu
| Division | Social and Environmental Awareness Human Formation Education |
| Keywords | Myside Bias; Critical Thinking; Cognitive Biases |
| Links | Researchmap https://researchmap.jp/khantsithu Lab Website https://cogpsy.educ.kyoto-u.ac.jp/memberes/khant-thu/ |
Shota Takiguchi
| Division | Human Formation Education Social and Environmental Awareness |
| Keywords | Cognitive Psychology; Educational Psychology; Problem Solving; Critical Thinking; Generative AI |
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Yusaku Nakai
| Division | Human Formation Education Multicultural Education |
| Keywords | Citizenship education; Life guidance |
| Links |
Haw May Ann
| Division | Human Formation Education Multicultural Education |
| Keywords | comparative education; education in Singapore; educational evaluation; educational selection; meritocracy |
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Haruka Morimoto
| Division | Human Formation Education Social and Environmental Awareness |
| Keywords | Higher Education; General Staff; Ba (Relational Field); Relationality; Inclusion |
| Links | Lab Website https://highedu.educ.kyoto-u.ac.jp/member/ |
Kaya Lee
| Division | Multicultural Education Human Formation Education |
| Keywords | History of Education in Postwar Japan; Shuichi Katsuta; History of Educational Movements; Education and Politics; Seikatsu Tsuzurikata Movement |
| Links | Researchmap https://researchmap.jp/leekaya |
Former Members（Academic Year 2025）
Kanji Goda
| Division | Social and Environmental Awareness |
| Keywords | sociocultural psychology; cognitive psychology; impermanence; aesthetics; eudaimonic well-being |
| Links | ResearchGate https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Kanji-Goda |