hyunjinkim75’s Geography Class
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