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Course for Compulsory School Teachers

Name of Professor/Teacher	Field of Study	Subject of Study	Concern
ISHII, Koichi	Science of Art and Design	Development of Information Expression Method	Computer Graphics, Information Design
ISHIHARA, Shinji	Music education, conducting method	Studies on today's culture and music department	Class methodology, orchestra conducting method
ITO, Keizo	Sociology of Sport	Community and Sport Practice	Reorganization of Communality in Japanese "Housing Complex Society"
OKA, Erina	Modern Japanese literature	Representation of minorities in modern Japanese literature	Naturalism, Toson Shimazaki, Tsutomu Mizukami
KANO, Takanori	Social Studies Education	Law-Related Education	Developing of Teaching Materials, Law-Related Education
KAWABE, Akane	Vocal Music	Interpretation of Modern and Contemporary German Art Song	Second Viennese School, 20th Century English Art Song, Teaching Method of Singing, Study of Music Teaching Materials
SAKAMOTO, Hidetoshi	Painting	A study of contemporary Japanese style painting production and classical painting (mainly of the kano school) by way of a back-and-forth between the two.	Research on Kano Hogai, Research on line drawing representation in painting and its teaching methods, Relationship between line and color (surface), Sketch(draw from nature), copy and reproduction
SANNOHE, Noriyuki	Budo Methodology	Method of instruction and coaching in judo	Improvement of judo skill
TAKAHASHI, Mayu	Japanese Language Education	Native Language Education Curriculum Theory Centered on Literary Experience	Curriculum development of native language education, Learner research, Diversity, Communication
TONOIKE, Satoshi	Social Studies Education	Studies on Education Utilizing Local Educational Resources and Materials	Utilization of War-related Site, Handing-down the Memories of the War by Narration
NAGASE, Tatsuya	Art Education	Akita Free-Drawing Education Movement, Material Development	Art Education in 21th Century, Cultivation of Creativity
NARITA, Masaki	Japanese Language Education	Studies on Evaluation Methods in Essay-Writing Education	Development of Spontaneousness of Leaners in a Class
HORIE, Saori	Home Economics Education	Effective practice of Consumer Education	The Training of the Home Economics teachers with leadership
MATSUSHITA, Shoichi	Biomechanics, Training, Coaching	Coaching study on training methodology for athlete	Jump Training Coaching Model
MATSUMOTO, Naho	Physical Training Education and Biomechanics	Curriculum Theory, Quantitative Study on Physical Training Class	Movement Education, Studies on Dance Teaching Material, Education of Body Relaxation Movement Using Materials
YOSHIZAWA, Kyoko	Music Education, Musicology	School Music Education in France	Music Culture Teaching Material, Music and Dance, Hurdy-Gurdy
WATANABE, Kazuhito	Exercise Physiology	Cardiovascular and Respiratory Regulation During Exercise	Blood Pressure Regulation, Blood Flow Regulation, Cardiac Function, Hot and Cold Environments, Dehydration, Individual Differences in Physiological Responses

Course for English Language Teachers

Name of Professor/Teacher	Field of Study	Subject of Study	Concern
SASAKI, Masako	English Education, Applied Linguistics	Teaching Methodoloy, Teacher Development	Task, Focus on Form, Intercultural Communicative Competence
HATAKEYAMA, Ken	English Literature / Culture, English Education	English Literature and World War I, Developmental Education through ICT	Virginia Woolf, Katherine Mansfield Ernest Hemingway
HOSHI, Hiroto	English Linguistics,	Lexicon, Morphology, Syntax, Semantics, Pragmatics	Autism, Aphasia
WAKAARI, Yasuhiko	English Education	Analysis of Text Books	Development of Teaching Materials, History of English Education
PATERSON, Adrian	Applied Linguistics	Testing Method by Other Languages, Learning of Vocabulary and Fixed Form Words, Complicated Adaptive System in a Language	Learning of Fixed Form Words by English Learners and Analysis of the Effect of Using the Same in A Conversation

Course for Science and Mathematics Teachers

Name of Professor/Teacher	Field of Study	Subject of Study	Concern
ISHII, Teruhisa	Biology	Abnormalities of Wildlife, Development and Reproduction of Animals, Defense system in Animals, Research on Inhabitation of Aquatic Organisms, Studies and Development of Biological Education Materials	Environmental Hormone, Sessile organisms, Animals' DNA and Its Clonality, Ascidians, Biological Education, Breeding, Materials for Dissection
IWATA, Yoshihiro	Analytical Chemistry	Analysis of Trace Constituent in a Biological Sample, Development of Teaching Materials of Chemical Experiment Using Personal Computer and Sensor	Traveling of Chemical Substances in a Biological Environment
UNO, Chikara	Statistics and Probability	Sequential Analysis	Random Walk and Stopping Rule
OUCHI, Masaya	Algebra	Classification problem of reductive PVs	Structure of PVs, and construction of PVs
KATO, Shinichi	Mathematics Education	Research on Development of Mathematics Teaching-Materials and Design of Lessons Put Emphasize Mathematical Processes in Mathematics Education	Learning and Teaching of Function, Mathematical Reasoning, Dialogue, Information and Communication Technology, Teacher Education, Students with Hearing Impairment
KAWAMATA, Kunihiko	Biology	Biology of Vargula hilgendorfii	Sex Determination
SATO, Manabu	Mathematics Education	Learning Norm of Arithmetic and Mathematics	Learning Norm, Education Material Development for Arithmetic in Elementary Schools, Cultivation of Teachers, Studies on Classes
SEINO, Hidetake	Organometallic Chemistry	Transformation of Unreactive Small Molecules, Development of Molecular Catalysts	Functions, Structures and Biosynthetic Mechanisms of Metalloenzymes
TAGUCHI, Mizuho	Science Education	Development of Experiments and Observation Methods for Promoting Scientific Thinking and Expression	Photography of the Ecology of Birds and Insects, Earth Science Education, Sense of Wonder
HAYASHI, Masahiko	Condensed Matter Physics, Theory of Superconductivity	Theoretical Studies of Quantum Phenomenon at Low Temperature such as Superconductivity	Understanding of the Connection between Macro Phenomenon (Daily Life) and Micro Phenomenon (Atom, Molecule)
HARADA, Junichi	Analysis	Nonlinear Partial Differential Equation	Blow-up, Asymptotic Behavior
HARADA, Yuki	Science Education, Educational Psychology	Analysis of Individual Differences Variables Associated with Difficulties Specific to Mathematics and Science Learning	Individual Difference of Cognitive Abilities, Motivation for Science Learning, Research Ethics Education
MOTOYA, Ken	Meteorology (Land Surface Process), Hydrology, Remote Sensing	Meteorological Consideration of Water Balance of a Basin Including the Snow Accumulation Process and Extension to Wider Areas	Seasonal Change and Long Term Change of the Distribution of Snow Accumulation in the Northeast Area of Japan

Course for Special Needs Education Teachers

Name of Professor/Teacher	Field of Study	Subject of Study	Concern
SUZUKI, Toru	Psychology for Children with Disabilities	Communication of Children with Disabilities	Self-understanding in the Communication of Children with Developmental Disabilities
NOUDA, Subaru	Special education and special needs education	Special education and special care in the Nordic countries Special needs education for children in disaster damage and relief	Disasters, infectious disease pandemics, war damage, and other issues related to children's "life, learning, living, and development
FUJII, Yoshihiro	Special Needs Education	Inclusive Education System	Special Support Education in Regular Classes, Education for Children with Health Impairments
MAEHARA, Kazuaki	Special Needs Education,Vocational Rehabilitation	Career Education,Work Support	Transition Support, Rehabilitation Counseling

Course for Child Development and Education

Name of Professor/Teache	Field of Study	Subject of Study	Concern
ITO, Keiko	Practice of School Teaching, English Education	Lesson Study, Elementary School English Education	English Education Through Elementary and Junior High School Cooperation
OMIYA, Masayuki	School Management Practice of School Teaching	School education and school management in collaboration with social education	Learning Our Roots in Akita World Heritage Education Education for Sustainable Development
KATO,Katsunori	School Management Practice of School Teaching	Effective promotion of in-school training to achieve school management goals	In-school training that increases teachers' sense of unity and teaching ability
SATO, Shuji	Educational Administration, Education Method	Liberty and Regulation in the Field of Education	Human rights Education and Consolidation of Human Rights in Education
SENOO, Tomoko	Preschool Education, Childcare	The development Process of Meal Concepts of Children	Meal for Children and Parent-Child Relationship, Support for Caregivers
TANAKA, Seiyuu	mathematics education、 Practice of School Teaching	Curriculum Development Through Utilizing the Educational Resources of School	Latent Curriculum , Connotative Meaning
CHIBA,Keiko	School Management Ornithology in Science Education	Connecting Children's Learning and Play Cooperation between Kindergarten, Nursery and Elementary School	School Organization Management School maladaptation
NARITA,Ryuichiro	Philosophy of Education, History of Social Thought	Anarchy of Life and the Problem of Power and Representation over it	Anarchism, Egoism, The difficulty of life, Anarchism and Aesthetics, Antipedagogy, Aesthetic education, Alternative education
HOSAKA, Kazutaka	Child Care and Education, Child Development, Developmental Psychology	Analysis on Emergence of creativity and improvisation in Preschoolers and Child Play	Similarities and Differences between Child Play and Stage Drama (and “Improvisation”)
HOSOKAWA, Kazuhito	Teacher Development,Curriculum Studies	Structure and Transfer of Teachers’ Practical Knowledge	Temporal Sense of Teachers and Students in Their Class
YAMAGUCHI, Kanae	Adult and Community education , Lifelong learning	Community building based on learning	Region development at learning center, Cooperation between school and community, Adult education and lifelong learning research in Taiwan（East Asia）
YAMANA, Yuko	Cognitive Developmental Psychology,　Child Psychology, Child Care and Education	Cognitive Development of Children and Education Therefor	Development of Number and Quantity Concept, “Learning” in “Playing”
WADA,Wataru	School management, Local Education Administration	Researching the management that will be required of managers in the future	How to conduct independent training and how to improve the workplace environment to energize schools