Research
Research Activities
The UNESCO Chair at Sophia University focuses on the revision of the 1974 Recommendation concerning Education for International Understanding, Cooperation, and Peace and Education relating to Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms. Through collaborative research with international partners with regional reach, we share excellent practices in education cultivated in different countries and learn from each other’s knowledge. The Chair promotes research activities that contribute to human dignity, peace, and sustainability. The research outcomes will be utilized in the development of practical international education programs and disseminated as policy recommendations and academic papers.
Related Publications
Project Report
- Manzon, M., Polito, M., Sakura, M., & Nakajima, M. (2021). Collaborating towards an ecologically responsible education at Sophia University: A baseline study. Final Report. Sophia University, Japan.
Research Paper
- Sato, T. (2022). Assessing critical thinking through L2 argumentative essays: An investigation of relevant and salient criteria from raters’ perspectives. Language Testing in Asia, 12.
- Huang, Y. S., Harvey, B., & Asghar, A. (2021). Bureaucratic exercise? Education for sustainable development in Taiwan through the stories of policy implementers. Environmental Education Research, 27(7), 1099-1114.
- Huang, Y. S., & Asghar, A. (2021). The political initiative of Taiwan’s education for sustainable development: Looking through the lens of Chinese legalism. Policy Futures in Education, 19(8), 925-949.
Books
- 小松太郎（2023）「グローバルな学びへの挑戦 ―オンライン国際協働学習（COIL）」杉浦未希子・水谷裕佳（編）『グローバル教育を実践する―多様な領域からのアプローチ』上智大学出版
- Komatsu, T. (2023). Collaborative online international learning (COIL) during the pandemic: the momentum for developing global competency through equitable, partnership-based intercultural learning. In A. W. Wiseman, C. Matherly, M. Crumley-Effinger (Eds.), Internationalization and imprints of the pandemic on higher education worldwide (pp. 209-227). International Perspectives on Education and Society 44. Emerald Publishing Limited.
- Manzon, M. & Lee, W. O. (2023). Education traditions and futures with Asian roots:The significance of a religious lens in understanding Asian education and sustainable development. In Lee, W.O., Brown, P., Goodwin, A.L., Green, A. (eds) International Handbook on Education Development in Asia-Pacific. Springer, Singapore.
Articles
- 小松太郎・松倉紗野香（2022）「多文化共生のためのＥＳＤ ― 高等教育機関における試行事例の検証―」『ESD研究』第5号、19-29頁
- Huang, Y.-S., Leite, S., & Harvey, B. (2022). Faculties of Education as innovation brokers. NORRAG Special Issue 07, 131-134.
- Maruyama H. A Deep Transformative Dimension of ESD in Japanese University: From Experiential to Emancipatory Learning in Online and Offline Environments. Sustainability. 2022; 14(17):10732.
- Kamata, T. (2022). International research collaborations: An analysis of researchers’ perspectives in Japan and the United States. The Journal of Science Policy and Research Management, 37 (1).
- 小松太郎（2021）「高等教育機関における ESD の評価デザイン: プログラム評価手法の適用」『上智大学教育学論集』第55号、29-42頁
- Kamata, T. (2021). Internationalization outputs: Assessing initiatives, programs, and policies across Japanese higher education institutions. Research Symposium Series, vol. 5 (pp. 110–125). Washington, D.C., NAFSA: Association of International Educators.
- Sato, T. & Hemmi, C. Development of second language productive skills through Academic Communication 1 at Sophia University. Lingua 32. pp.165-173.
Others
- Huang, Y.-S., Vaughter, P., Park, J. (2023) Bridging the governance gap: Protecting the education rights of climate displaced persons in South and Southeast Asia. UNU-IAS Policy Brief.
- Park, J., Huang, Y.-S. (2023). Protect education rights amid climate displacement. The Japan News.
- Sugimura, M.(2023) Education for Sustainable Development and the Role of UNESCO Associated Schools in Japan,HESB, Issue 13. HEAD Foundation, 31-35.
- Manzon, M. (2023). Religious ethics, ecological education, and Laudato Si’: Exploring the role of Catholic Research Universities. Paper presented at the 59th Annual Conference of the Japan Comparative Education Society, 18 June 2023, Sophia University, Tokyo.