Faculty

KURAMOTO Tetsuo

Professor

Department of Intercultural Studies

E-mail　t-kura@suac.ac.jp
Research Keywords：
Curriculum (Knowledge) Management & Lesson Study, Action Research & Ed.D., Principal Training

Degrees	Ph.D.（Pedagogy）, Kyushu University（2003）
Selected Professional Experiences	Professor, Shizuoka University of Art and Culture（2022/4-present） Chief Professor, Yokohama National University（Master & Doctoral program , 2020/4-2022/3） Program Dean/Professor, Aichi University of Education（Master & Doctoral program, 2013/4-2020/4） Associate Professor, Saga University（UG, Master & Doctoral program , 2003/4-2013/3） Teacher, Public schools in Japan（1990/4-2003/4）
Research Fields	Pedagogy (School Education)
Major Publications	Tetsuo Kuramoto, "Chapter 6, Developing Intellectual Capital in Japanese Schools through Lesson Study: A Perspective from Curriculum Management, edited by Eric C. K. Cheng, Managing School Intellectual Capital for Strategic Development, Lessons from Asia and Europe". Routledge. 2022, July. ISBN:9780367557522. Tetsuo Kuramoto & Associates, Lesson Study and Curriculum Management in Japan -Focusing on Action Research-, Discover 21, pp.1-270. 2021. (Kindle version） America niokeru Curriculum Management nokennkyu [A Study of Curriculum Management in the USA - Service-Leaning- ]pp.1-345. Discover 21. 2021. （Kindle version in Japanese） Saito Yasuo, KuramotoTetsuo and Nozawa Yuki, Kyouikukateiron -Curriculum Management Nyumon- [Chapter 8,10,13,14,15], 2021,Merch. ISBN:4907166869. Kuramoto Tetuo edit., Kaihatsuteki Seitoshido to Gakkou Managemet -Kinsenchu no Gokkou Saisei Curriculum-, pp.1-141, 2007,July. ISBN:9784861863189.
Major International Lectures (Invited)	Lesson Study and Curriculum Management in Japan, National Institute of Education NIE & Ministry of Education in Cambodia, 2019, 2021. Teacher Education and Training in Japan, Expert Conference on International　Teacher Education, The Ministry of Education, Iran, Farhangian Teacher Education University, 2018. Lesson and Learning Study: A Knowledge Management Perspective, International Postgraduate (Ed.D.) Research Forum Hong Kong University of Education, 2017. Education Policy, Practice and Research in Japan, International research-to-practice conference The Ministry of Education, Kazakhstan.
Major International Research Projects	Tetsuo Kuramoto, World Association of Lesson Studies (Home Page Webinar), Knowledge Management and Lesson Study in Japan -From Curriculum Management Perspective-, 2019. View Details(Website) World Association of Lesson Studies Symposium, "Perspective of Teacher’s Knowledge Management/ Intellectual Capital." 2021. Peter DUDLEY (University of Cambridge/UK), Tetsuo KURAMOTO (Yokohama National University/Japan）and Raimo SALO (University of Oulu/Finland) Grants in aid for Scientific Research, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT), "Study of International Teacher Training Development -From the Perspective of Lesson Study & Curriculum Management-"
Ed.D. thesis examiner/instructor (Educational Records)	Ed.D. thesis examiner of the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences here at the University of Technology, Sydney, "Applying the Principles of Knowledge Management in Hong Kong Primary School" 2022. Ed.D. thesis examiner of Hong Kong University of Education, "Principal Leadership for Promoting Knowledge Management, 2019" "Metacognitive Teaching for Developing Student Reading Comprehension Skills in the Chinese Language: A Cross-Case Analysis between Shanghai and Hong Kong", 2021. Ed.D. thesis examiner/instructor of Saga University/Japan, Bruce Lander, "Blended learning and Autonomous Learning in English Teaching of Higher Education." Other Ed.D. examiner/instructor, Japan, 2014, 2022.
Japanese Academic, Society and Council	The Japan School Improvement Research Association (vice president) The Japanese Society for Curriculum Study (council member) Japan Association of American Educational Studies (council member) Japan Service-Learning Network (council member)
International Academic Societies	The World Association of Lesson Studies (WALS) American Educational Research Association (AERA)
Awards	The Best Research Award, The Japanese Association for the Study of Educational Administration, 2009. The Best Team Practitioner Award, The Japanese Association for the Study of Educational Administration, 2008. Most Variable Researcher President Award, Saga University, 2010. Best Teacher Award, Saga University, 2008.

Courses Taught

Program & Course	Institute	Period
Master course for in-service teachers Ph.D. program （Teacher Education, Principal training, Ed.D.）	Yokohama National University	2020-2022
Master course for in-service teachers Ph.D. program	Aichi University of Education	2013-2020
Ph.D. program in Technology and Education	Saga University	2008-2012
Master program of pedagogy（School Management, Curriculum, and Instruction） Under Graduate programs（Classroom Management, Student Guidance, American Education, and others）	Saga University	2003-2013

Message

Professor/Dr. Tetsuo Kuramoto is a specialist in Teacher Education from the perspectives of school management and leadership, curriculum, and instruction. He is interested in the research concepts of Knowledge Management, Lesson Study, Curriculum Management, and Action Research. He was the chief professor of masters and doctorate programs for in-service teachers at Yokohama National University, Japan.
Also, he is actively contributing to various educational institutions, including as a chief national evaluator of teachers’ master programs for the Ministry of Education in Japan (MEXT). He is an Ed.D. examiner for the Doctoral program at the University of Technology Sydney and the Hong Kong University of Education. Further, he was chosen as the best academic and educational contributor for his previous university among professors who had already earned academic awards from various majors in 2010.
He is the author of "Lesson Study and Curriculum Management in Japan (2021)", which discusses the conceptual structure between lesson study and curriculum management and analyzes the educational effectiveness from the perspective of action research. (Published in English)
Conversely, he authored "A Study of Service-Learning of Curriculum Management in the USA" in his Ph.D. dissertation. The latter was recognized with an academic award from The Japanese Association for the Study of Educational Administration in 2009. (Published in Japanese)
Also, his typical academic webinar is below. He articulates the strategies to facilitate and sustain Lesson Study for teachers’ knowledge creation from the knowledge management perspective.

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