Graduate School of Education, Psychology and Human Studies
Academic Principles & Scheme
The Graduate School of Education, Psychology, and Human Studies nurtures individuals who can contribute to their respective areas by utilizing academic wisdom that is based upon research results in education and psychology, regarding issues related to human beings and society. Students conduct research on learning attitudes and the psyches of persons who seek their own well-being from the perspectives of education and psychology, which enables students to acquire highly advanced research abilities and professional skills.
Department of Education
Academic Excellence
We provide a wide-ranging curriculum comprising of clinical child psychology, lifelong learning, clinical pedagogy for children with disabilities, cognitive psychology, media theory, clinical pedagogy, comparative education, education history, educational thought, educational philosophy, educational sociology, and other fields. By looking at the entire lifespan from infancy to youth and through adulthood until old age, students can conduct theoretical, practical, and interdisciplinary research.
Faculty
Professors
| Name [Academic Degree] |
Area of Expertise |
| FURUSHO, Junichi [Doctor of Medicine] |
Pediatrics, Child Psychoneurotic Science, Child Health Science |
| HAYASAKA, Masashi [Master of Education] |
Special Pedagogy, Physically-Disabled Education, Multiple-Handicapped Education |
| HIDA, Daijiro [Master or Education] |
School Pedagogy, Holistic Education, Education System |
| IKEDA, Minoru [Master of Arts] |
History of Western Education, History of British Education |
| IMAI, Shigetaka [Doctor of Education] |
Educational Sociology, German Education, Holistic Education |
| KAWAMOTO, Yoko [Master of Arts] |
Physical Pedagogy |
| KITAMOTO, Masaaki [Master of Education] |
Educational Ideologies, History of Human Development Sociology |
| KOBAYASHI, Toshiko [Master (Education)] |
Childhood Education |
| KOMORI, Shigeru [Master of Education] |
National Language Pedagogy |
| ODA, Mitsuhiro [Master of Education] |
Library and Information Studies, Information Management, Information Media |
| OMORI, Hideko [Master of Arts] |
History of Christian Education, History of American Education |
| SAKAI, Yutaka [Master of Education] |
History of Japanese Education |
| SHOJI, Junichi [Master or Arts] |
Infants Clinical Pedagogy, Clinical Developmental Pedagogy |
| SUZUKI, Makoto [Doctor (Philosophy)] |
Educational Administration, Social Education |
| YANAGIDA. Masaaki [Doctor (Philosophy)] |
Lifelong Learning Theory, Adult Education Theory |
Associate Professors
| Name [Academic Degree] |
Area of Expertise |
| FUJITA, Mikio [Ph.D.] |
Education Practice Theory, Educational Human Science |
| NOZUE, Toshihiko [Master (Education)] |
Library and Information Studies, Information Education Theory, Information Media |
| SUGITANI, Yumiko [Master (Arts)] |
Higher Education Theory, Educational Sociology |
| YOSHINAKA, Atsushi [M.F.A.] |
Musical Pedagogy, Musical Expression |
Department of Psychology
Academic Excellence
The Department is divided into the Course in Cognitive, Developmental and Social Psychology and the Course in Clinical Psychology. The faculty members and curricula are prepared to respond to the various research topics of graduate students. By utilizing research methods such as experimental methods, measurement methods, and statistical methods, students learn the basics of disciplines such as the psychology of learning, cognitive psychology, developmental psychology, and social psychology. Furthermore, students are able to conduct further study in practical areas such as clinical psychology, educational psychology, the psychology of children with disabilities, and industrial psychology. Four members of the faculty responsible for the lectures and research instruction offer certification as clinical psychologists.
Faculty
Professors
| Name [Academic Degree] |
Area of Expertise |
| ENDO, Kenji [Master of Arts] |
Social Psychology, Psychometrics and Statistics Theory |
| HIRAYAMA, Eiji [Doctor (Educational Psychology)] |
Clinical Psychology (Humanistic Psychology, Psychoanalysis) |
| KITAMURA, Fumiaki [Doctor (Arts)] |
Clinical Psychology, Environmental Psychology |
| MARUYAMA, Chiaki [Master of Education] |
Clinical Psychology, Psychology for Children with Disabilities |
| NISHINA, Sadafumi [Master of Arts] |
Social Psychology, Advertising Psychology |
| SHIGENO, Sumi [Doctor of Literature] |
Cognitive Psychology, Psycholinguistics |
| YAMANE, Ritsuko [Doctor of Education] |
Developmental Psychology, Developmental Clinical Psychology |
Associate Professors
| Name [Academic Degree] |
Area of Expertise |
| OMATA, Kazuyoshi [Master of Arts] |
Clinical Psychology, Psychological Assessment Science |
| SAKAGAMI, Hiroko [Doctor (Education)] |
Lifelong Developmental Psychology |
| YAKUSHIJIN, Reiko [Doctor (Philosophy)] |
Cognitive Psychology, Human Informatics |