Faculty profiles

Basic information

KUSAKA Satoshi

Affiliation

Associate Professor
Affiliated education department

Human Education
Affiliated course

Global Education
Affiliated center

International Cooperration Center for the Teacher Education and Training[INCET]
TEL

0886876390
E-mail

skusaka@naruto-u.ac.jp
URL

https://ksm.world/

Degree

2007.11 Master of Arts in education and development(University of Leeds)
2022.9 Ph.D. in Education(Hiroshima University)

Thesis title

Analysis of adult literacy programmes to increase women’s participation to their communities: A case study of the Nigerian mass literacy programme(Master thesis)
Research on Sociocultural Aspect of Mathematics Curriculum Development: A Case of Mozambique National Curriculum(Doctor thesis)

Personal history

Education
Bachelor of Education, Tokyo Gakugei University (2001)
Master of Arts in education and development, University of Leeds (2007)
Ph.D. in Education, Hiroshima University (2022)

Professional Experience
Apr. 2001-Apr. 2002 Parkview primary school in New Zealand (Internship)
Sep.2002-Dec.2004 Japan overseas cooperation volunteer(Dominican Republic, Math teacher)
Apr. 2005-Feb.2006 Japan overseas cooperation volunteer(Dominican Republic, Math teacher)
Dec.2007-May 2008 Spanish interpreter of Saitama Ageo Medics (V league)
Aug.2008-Aug.2011 Teacher in New International School of Japan
Aug.2011-Mar.2015 Researcher of Japan Development service Co.,Ltd. (Working for JICA educational projects)
Apr. 2015-Mar.2021 Representative of K.S.M International (Working for JICA educational projects)
Apr. 2021 Lecturer of Naruto University of Education

Current fields of research and their synopses

Keywords

Development studies in Education, Mathematics education, Metacognition, Endogenous development in Education

Overview

My focus is the mathematics curriculum revision process in developing countries. The aim is theorizing the endogenous development of education by analyzing the promoting factors of it based on educational borrowing theory. In addtion, meatcognitive skills in mathematics learning is also my focus.

Affiliated academic societies

Japan Society of Mathematics Education, Japan Academic Society of Mathematics Education, Japan Society for Science Education, Japan Association for Global Competency Education, Japan society for Africa Educational Research, Japan Association for African Studies, Japan Society for International Development, International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education (PME), The Southern African Association dedicated to the advancement of research in Mathematics, Science and Technology Education

Major activities in academic societies and society

Chief Editor for the English Version of Elementary School Mathematics Textbooks at Gakko Tosho Co., Ltd.
Editorial Committee for Elementary School Mathematics Textbooks at Gakko Tosho Co., Ltd.
OECD Global Teaching Insights (GTI) Research Collaborator (National Institute for Educational Policy Research)
Japan Society for Science Education (JASSE) International exchange comittee member

Major research achievement

Books

Shin Hitomatsu, Yoshio Okada, and 67 others・Mathematics with Everyone in Elementary School(in Japanese, Minnatomanabu shogakko sansu) （2024/04/01）（Joint authorship）
Publisher： GAKKOTOSHO Co., Ltd.
Pages of article： Co-author, Coverage: 5th and 6th Grades
Shin Hitomatsu, Yoshio Okada, and 67 others・Study with Your Friends, Mathematics for Elementary School （2024/04/01）（Joint authorship）
Publisher： GAKKOTOSHO Co., Ltd.
Pages of article： Chief Editor (Grade 1- 6)
（2022/12/18）（Joint authorship）
Pages of article： Chapter 3
（2021/03/12）（Joint authorship）

Translations

Metacognition in the Primary Classroom: A practical guide to helping children understand how they learn best （2022/12/12）（Individual translation）
Number of pages：全265p(担当:256p)

Academic papers

Ami IKEDA, Satoshi KUSAKA, Takuya BABA・Reconsidering A Case of Strengthening of Mathematics and Science in Secondary Education (SMASSE) Projects in Kenya from the Perspective of Endogenous Development （2023/12/28）（Joint authorship）
Name of journal：Africa Educational Research Journal
Volume / Issue / Page： Vol.14, p.53-65
Analysing Teachers’ Perception of the Try-Understand-Apply-Mastered Discovery Learning Processes in Vanuatu Using the Constructivist Grounded Theory Approach （2023/02/15）（Joint authorship）
Name of journal：International Journal of Educational Methodology
Volume / Issue / Page： 9(1), 123-138
Review of Competencies in Primary Education Curriculum in Mozambique : How an Assessment is Supposed to Be Done on It in Mathematics? （2023/02/01）（Joint authorship）
Name of journal：NUE Journal of International Educational Cooperation
Volume / Issue / Page： Vol.16, p.11-19
Transition of Mozambique’s Primary Mathematics Intended Curriculum in the Post-Colonial Period: A Focus on Adaptation from an Exogenous Curriculum （2022/12/16）（Individual authorship）
Name of journal：Africa Education Review
Volume / Issue / Page： 22-40
Metacognitive strategies in solving mathematical word problems: a case of Rwandan primary school learners （2022/09/07）（Joint authorship）
Name of journal：SN Social Sciences, Springer Nature
Volume / Issue / Page： 2(9)
Challenges and Possibilities of Local Curriculum in Primary Mathematics of Mozambique: M-GTA Analysis of Interviews Data with Curriculum Officer and Teachers （2022/07/01）（Individual authorship）
Name of journal：Journal of International Development Studies
Volume / Issue / Page： 31巻・第１号・131-140
Exploring the Endogenous Development of Mathematics Curriculum in the African Context from the Perspective of Educational Borrowing Theory （2022/02/01）（Individual authorship）
Name of journal：NUE Journal of International Educational Cooperation
Volume / Issue / Page： 15・13-24
Systematizing ICT Education Curriculum for Developing Computational Thinking: Case Studies of Curricula in the United States, Australia, and the United Kingdom （2021/08/30）（Individual authorship）
Name of journal：Journal of Education and Learning
Volume / Issue / Page： 10(5), 76-76
（2021/04/15）（Individual authorship）
Volume / Issue / Page： 7(2), 77-91
The Role of Curriculum Studies in the Spread of Competency-Based Educational Reforms in African Countries （2021/04/01）（Individual authorship）
Name of journal：Africa Educational Research Journal
Volume / Issue / Page： 11, pp.26-35
Comparative Analysis of Fraction’s Learning content and Sequence in Three Eastern and Southern African Countries: Basic Study of Intended Mathematics Curriculum in African Countries to Achieve SDGs Goal 4 （2020/12/01）（Individual authorship）
Name of journal：Journal of African Studies
Volume / Issue / Page： 98巻, 11-20
Analysis of the intended mathematics curriculum revision process in Mozambique from the perspective of relevance （2020/12/01）（Joint authorship）
Name of journal：Journal of Curriculum Studies
Volume / Issue / Page： 1-17
Primary School Children's Counting and Number Composition Processes from Two Pilot Studies in Urban Schools in Zambia （2020/12/01）（Joint authorship）
Name of journal：African Journal of Research in Mathematics, Science and Technology Education
Volume / Issue / Page： 24(3), 361-374
Mozambique’s Primary Mathematics Curriculum Revision from a Perspective of Educational Borrowing: Focusing on Endogenous Development in Education （2020/11/01）（Individual authorship）
Name of journal：Journal of International Development Studies
Volume / Issue / Page： 29 巻, 2 号, 89-104
Analysis of the characteristics of Mozambican primary mathematics textbooks compared with the Japanese textbooks focusing on tasks and problems related to the real world （2020/04/20）（Individual authorship）
Name of journal：Global Journal of Educational Studies
Volume / Issue / Page： 6 (1), 1-14
Comparative Analysis of the Primary Mathematics Intended Curriculum between Mozambique and Portugal: Current Situation of the Transplanted Curriculum （2020/03/01）（Individual authorship）
Name of journal：International Journal of Curriculum Development and Practice
Volume / Issue / Page： 22(1), 1-13
Issue Analysis of Competency-based Mathematics Curriculum Design in African countries: A Case Study of Mozambique's Primary Mathematics Education （2020/01/01）（Individual authorship）
Name of journal：Journal of Education and Learning
Volume / Issue / Page： 9 (1), 41-50
Satoshi KUSAKA・A Proposition of an Analytical Framework of Mathematics Intended Curriculum from Socio-cultural Perspective - Examination of a validity of the constructed framework in basic structure with reference to Mozambique - （2018/10/01）（Individual authorship）
Name of journal：Journal of JASME, Research in Mathematics Education
Volume / Issue / Page：第24巻, 第2号, 67-76

Research bulletin of Naruto University of Education

Cesar Alberto SIMBINE, Satoshi KUSAKA, Hiroki ISHIZAKA・Analysis of Teachers' Understanding of Representations for Addition with Carrying and Subtraction with Borrowing （2024/02/01）（Individual authorship）
Name of journal：NUE Journal of International Educational Cooperation
Volume / Issue / Page： Vol.17・35-41
Kanako TANIKAWA , Mayu Hamaguchi , Miwa Kawagoe , Satoshi KUSAKAA・A Comparison of Anxiety of Junior High School Students When Learning English: Focusing on the Special English Education Curriculum at Kochi Municipal Compulsory Education School, Tosayamagakusya （2023/02/01）（Joint authorship）
Name of journal：NUE Journal of International Educational Cooperation
Volume / Issue / Page： Vol.17, 19-34
Antero de Almeida NHANTUMBO, Hiroki ISHIZAKA, Satoshi KUSAKA・Review of Competencies in Primary Education Curriculum in Mozambique : How an Assessment is Supposed to Be Done on It in Mathematics? （2023/02/01）（Joint authorship）
Name of journal：NUE Journal of International Educational Cooperation
Volume / Issue / Page： Vol.16・11-19

Bulletin, etc.

Trends of Mathematics Education in Mozambique - Challenges and Prospects of Competency Based Educational Design （2018/12/01）（Joint authorship）
Name of journal：NUE Journal of International Educational Cooperation
Volume / Issue / Page：第 12 号，99－110

Conference presentations

Hiroyuki Endo, Kanako Tanikawa, Satoshi Kusaka・Classroom Practices for Fostering Algorithmic Thinking in Mathematics （2024/03/03）（Presentation ）
Classification： Domestic academic society (nationwide)
Name of academic society：日本STEM教育学会拡大研究会
Venue： Online
Watanabe, K, Nakawa, N, Kosaka, M, Kusaka, S, Baba, T, Arthur, M・Numeracy Skills in Primary School Education in Zambia:Secondary Analysis of JICA Numeracy Project Data （2023/12/16）（Presentation ）
Classification： Domestic academic society (nationwide)
Name of academic society：全国数学教育学会第59回研究発表会
Venue： University of Teacher Education Fukuoka
What Is Better Use of Metacognitive Abilities? -Setting Mathematics Learning as Starting Point, Consideration on The Use of Metacognitive Abilitiess for Realizing Well-being- （2023/12/12）（Symposium / invited lecture）
Classification： Overseas academic society
Name of academic society：The 1st International Conference on Education, Science Technology and Health (ICONESTH) 2023
Venue： Bina Bangsa Getsempena University, Banda Ache, Indonesia
Aspects of metacognitive skills in cooperative learning: A case study of a Grade 7 class in Rwanda （2023/11/25）（Presentation ）
Classification： Overseas academic society
Name of academic society：13th Biennial Conference of the Comparative Education Society of Asia
Venue： International Conference Center Hiroshima
Exploring Motivation for Becoming a Teacher of Indonesian Pre-Service Teachers: Using Factors Influencing Teaching Fit-Choice Scale （2023/11/14）（Presentation ）
Classification： Overseas academic society
Name of academic society：16th annual International Conference of Education, Research and Innovation
Venue： Sevilla, Spain
Effects of Metacognitive Abilities in Solving Mathematical Word Problems: Case of Rwandan Secondary School Students （2023/11/14）（Presentation ）
Classification： Overseas academic society
Name of academic society：16th annual International Conference of Education, Research and Innovation(ICERI)
Venue： Sevilla, Spain
Process of Attitude Transformation of the Recipient Country's Officials and Its Impact on Endogenous Development: A Case Study of Science and Mathematics Education Projects in Kenya and Nigeria （2023/09/30）（Presentation ）
Classification： Domestic academic society (nationwide)
Name of academic society：アフリカ教育学会第32回大会
Venue： Teikyo University
Tadayuki Kishimoto , Masami Isoda , Satoshi Kusaka , Uki Rahmawati・International Comparison of Coherence of Materials related to Mathematics Curriculum II" （2023/09/20）（Presentation ）
Classification： Domestic academic society (nationwide)
Name of academic society：日本科学教育学会第47回年会
Venue： Ehime University
Kanako Tanikawa, Yusuke Wakita, Simbine Alberto, Satoshi Kusaka・Analysis on the Reason for Selecting Teacher as a Professional Career of the Pedagogical University Students in Mozambique: Applying FIT-Choice Scale （2023/06/10）（Presentation ）
Classification： Domestic academic society (nationwide)
Name of academic society：第24回国際開発学会春季大会
Akira Oshima, Satoshi Kusaka・Functions from Primary School: Comparing the Intended Curricula of Four Sub-Saharan African Countries （2023/04/14）（Presentation ）
Classification： Overseas academic society
Name of academic society：International Cooperation Development in Mathematics Education Discussion Group (ICDME)
Venue： University of Tsukuba
WATANABE, K., KOSAKA, M., NAKAWA, N., KUSAKA, S., & BABA, T. ・Children’s Calculation Strategies in Primary Education in the Republic of Zambia （2023/04/08）（Presentation ）
Classification： Overseas academic society
Name of academic society：アフリカ教育学会第31回大会
Venue： Kobe University
Ami Ikeda, Satoshi Kusaka, Takuya Baba・Reconsidering A Case of Strengthening of Mathematics and Science in Secondary Education (SMASSE) Projects in Kenya from the Perspective of Endogenous Development （2023/04/08）（Presentation ）
Classification： Overseas academic society
Name of academic society：アフリカ教育学会第31回大会
Venue： Kobe University
Importance of Misconception in Mathematics learning （2023/03/02）（Symposium / invited lecture）
Classification： Overseas academic society
Name of academic society：Towards Better Education for Human Progress
Venue： Ahmad Dahlan University
Analysis on Endogenous Mathematics Curriculum Development and Revision in Mozambique -The Case of the 2021 Curriculum Revision- （2023/01/19）（Presentation ）
Classification： Overseas academic society
Name of academic society：The 31th Conference of the Southern African Association for Research in Mathematics, Science and Technology Education
Venue： Online
（2022/11/12）（Presentation ）
Classification： Domestic academic society (nationwide)
Name of academic society：日本数学教育学会第 55 回秋期研究大会開催
Challenges and Possibilities of Primary Mathematics Local Curriculum in Mozambique （2022/10/28）（Presentation ）
Classification： Overseas academic society
Name of academic society：Asia Pacific Conference on Curriculum Studies and Instructional Designing (APCCSID)
Venue： Hiroshima University
Shogo INOUE , Kanako TANIKAWA , Shino MANABE , Yuto ISHIHARA , Shiho KADOYA , Satoshi KUSAKA・Study on ‘Transformation of Self as a Global Human Resource’ through Autoethnography -Based on the Experience of Continuous Participation in an Online Research Exchange Program with Indonesia （2022/10/23）（Presentation ）
Classification： Domestic academic society (nationwide)
Name of academic society：グローバル人材育成教育学会第10回全国大会・第３回国際遠隔会議
Venue： University of Human Environment
（2022/06/25）（Presentation ）
Classification： Domestic academic society (nationwide)
Name of academic society：日本比較教育学会第58回大会
Bangladesh's Mathematics Curriculum Revision of Primary Education Supported by JICA Technical Cooperation Project （2022/02/12）（Presentation ）
Classification： Overseas academic society
Name of academic society：International Cooperation Development in Mathematics Education Discussion Group (ICDME)
Venue： Online
Metacognitive strategies in solving mathematical word problems: A case of Rwandan primary school pupils （2022/01/20）（Presentation ）
Classification： Overseas academic society
Name of academic society：The 30th Conference of the Southern African Association for Research in Mathematics, Science and Technology Education
（2021/11/20）（Presentation ）
Classification： Domestic academic society (nationwide)
Name of academic society：国際開発学会第32回全国大会 2021年11月20日
（2021/10/30）（Presentation ）
Classification： Domestic academic society (nationwide)
Name of academic society：日本数学教育学会第 54 回秋期研究大会
Venue： Hiroshima University (Online)
（2021/07/17）（Presentation ）
Classification： Overseas academic society
Name of academic society：14th International Congress on Mathematical Education (ICME- 14)
（2021/07/13）（Presentation ）
Classification： Overseas academic society
Name of academic society：14th International Congress on Mathematical Education (ICME- 14)
Venue： Palan, I., Tandale, S., Lavaki, G., Isoda, M., Kusaka, S., Ito, A.
Limitations of Conventional Methods and Possibilities of Online Learning Methods for Formation of Local Knowledge: A Case Study of JICA Training （2021/04/01）（Co-author）
Classification： Domestic academic society (nationwide)
Name of academic society：27th Japan Society for Africa Educational Research
Venue： Online
Exploring the Potentialities of International Online Training: A Case of JICA Training “Mathematics Curriculum Development at Primary Level” （2021/02/01）（Co-author）
Classification： Overseas academic society
Name of academic society：Asia Pacific Conference on Curriculum Studies and Instructional Designing
Venue： Online
Analysis of the Teaching Content and Its Order with regard to Fractions in Three Eastern and Southern African Countries （2021/01/01）（Presentation ）
Classification： Overseas academic society
Name of academic society：The Southern African Association dedicated to the advancement of research in Mathematics, Science and Technology Education (SAARMSTE)
Venue： Online
（2020/06/01）（Presentation ）
Classification： Domestic academic society (nationwide)
Name of academic society：日本アフリカ学会
Venue： Online
An Analysis of the Intended Mathematics Curriculum Revision Process in Mozambique （2020/01/01）（Co-author）
Classification： Overseas academic society
Name of academic society：The Southern African Association dedicated to the advancement of research in Mathematics, Science and Technology Education (SAARMSTE)
Venue： Nelson Mandela University
Issues in Curriculum Studies Concerning the Spread of Competency-based Curriculum in African Countries （2019/10/01）（Symposium / invited lecture）
Classification： Domestic academic society (nationwide)
Name of academic society：第24回アフリカ教育学会特別セッション
（2019/09/01）（Co-author）
Classification： Domestic academic society (nationwide)
Name of academic society：日本教育工学会 2019年秋季全国大会
Analysis of the characteristics of Mozambican primary mathematics textbooks compared with the Japanese textbooks focusing on tasks and problems related to the real world （2019/08/01）（Presentation ）
Classification： Overseas academic society
Name of academic society：The 15th International Conference of The Mathematics Education for the Future Project
Venue： Maynooth University
Overcoming Counting in Zambia: A Preliminary Analysis of Children's Number Recognition （2019/07/01）（Co-author）
Classification： Overseas academic society
Name of academic society：43rd International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education
Venue： Pretoria University
（2019/02/01）（Co-author）
Classification： Domestic academic society (nationwide)
Name of academic society：全国数学教育学会
Venue： Hiroshima University
Comparative Analysis of Primary Mathematics Intended Curriculum between Mozambique and Portugal （2018/12/01）（Presentation ）
Classification： Overseas academic society
Name of academic society：The 6th World Curriculum Studies Conference
Venue： Melbourne University
（2018/05/01）（Presentation ）
Classification： Domestic academic society (nationwide)
Name of academic society：全国数学教育学会
Venue： Hiroshima University
A Comparative Analysis of Primary Mathematics curriculum -A study of present situation of the curriculum transplanted from developed countries （2017/05/01）（Presentation ）
Classification： Domestic academic society (nationwide)
Name of academic society：全国数学教育学会
Venue： University of Shiga

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research

（2023,2024,2025）
Classification：Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research(C)
（2023,2024,2025）
Classification：Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists
（2021,2022,2023,2024）
Classification：Fund for the Promotion of Joint International Research（Fostering Joint International Research (B)）
アフリカの数学カリキュラム改訂過程における内発的発展の理論化に関する研究（2021,2022,2023）
Classification：Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up

Research activities over the past five years