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KIM, Hyunjin

Institutes of Human Sciences B420

University of TSUKUBA

1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba,

Ibaraki 305-8577 Japan

Education

2006 - 2010    Ph.D. in Education, University of TSUKUBA, Japan

                         Thesis: Development of Geography Curriculum for the Geographical Inquiry-based Learning. 

2004 - 2006    Research Student, Japanese Government (MEXT) Scholarship, Osaka University of Education, Japan

1998 - 2001    M.Ed. Geography Education, Graduate School of Education, EWHA Womans University, South Korea

                         Thesis: Analysis of Physical Geographical Term in the Middle School ‘Social Studies 1’ Textbook

1994 - 1998    B.A. in Social Studies, College of Education, EWHA Womans University, South Korea

Work Experience

2022 - Present   Associate Professor, University of TSUKUBA, Japan

2018 - 2019       Honorary Senior Research Associate, IoE UCL, UK 

2013 - 2022       Associate Professor, Hokkaido University of Education, Asahikawa Campus, Japan

2010 - 2013       Lecturer, Hokkaido University of Education, Asahikawa Campus, Japan

2009 - 2010       Researcher, Faculty of Humanities, Mie University, Japan.

                            Project: Environmental Education Program of Environmental Human Resource Development Program of MIE                                                     University Brand (MEXT Good Practice (GP) Grant)

2008 - 2009       Teaching Fellow, Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Sciences, TSUKUBA University, Japan

2007 - 2008       Teaching Assistant, Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Sciences, TSUKUBA University, Japan

2000 - 2004       Teaching Assistant, College of Education, EWHA Womans University, South Korea

1999 - 2000       Part-time Teacher (Geography), EWHA Womans University High School, South Korea.

1998 - 1999       Part-time Teacher (Geography), Daeil Girls' Information Industry High school, South Korea.

Professional Activities

2022 - Present   Planning Committee Chair, The Geographic Education Society of Japan

2016 - Present   Editorial Committee Member, Journal of the Korean Association Geographic and Environmental Education

2016 - Present   Councilor, The Geographic Education Society of Japan

2016 - 2022        Editorial Committee Member, The New Geography (Shin-Chiri)

2016                    Associate, IYGU Regional Action Center for Japan

2012 - Present   Councilor, The Japanese Association for Social Studies 

2011 - Present   Steering Committee Member, The Society for Environmental Map Education

2009 - Present   Steering Committee Member, Japan Committee for International Geography Olympiad

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