Speakers
Kazuya Asakawa
(Global Campaign for Peace Education Japan)
Shotaro Ishida
(Politician)
Tosh Tachino
(Aoyama Gakuin University)
Yuko Kitamura
(Nagano University)
Zane Ritchie
(Josai University)
Description
Study tours are associated with gains in intercultural competence, civic attitudes, and academic outcomes (e.g., Anderson, et al., 2006; Chieffo & Griffiths, 2004). One program began in 2016, to take Japanese educators to Kenya, and has evolved to include students and reciprocal visits from Kenya to Japan. These have resulted in mutual learning, research collaboration, and development projects. This program changed Mr. Ishida’s life, and his plenary explores the lessons he learned. This roundtable extends this by focusing more on the program itself, panelists outlining their experiences and how participation broadened their horizons and enhanced their own prospects and lives.
Authors
Kazuya Asakawa
(Global Campaign for Peace Education Japan)
Shotaro Ishida
(Politician)
Tosh Tachino
(Aoyama Gakuin University)
Yuko Kitamura
(Nagano University)
Zane Ritchie
(Josai University)