School of Education

Undergraduate School

Preparing high-quality educators who have three strengths: the "ability to put lessons into practice," "learning and teaching capability," and "resourcefulness"

In recent years, the environment surrounding education has been in chaos and there are a host of problems involving children such as bullying, class disruption, children who refuse to go to school and declining academic standards. Meanwhile, demands from society toward education have been increasing, causing problems that cannot be handled only by teachers working in the field. The learning and teaching capability of society as a whole has to be regenerated, while taking all the educational activities of society, including those conducted by schools, households and local communities, into consideration. Kwansei Gakuin set up the School of Education in April 2009, aiming at preparing trusted and high-quality educators (teachers of elementary schools and kindergartens) and childminders, as well as supporters of various educational activities.

Unique Features of the School
・Three courses that look at education from various perspectives
・Students can obtain first-class junior high and high school teaching licenses (English)
・Students can obtain teaching licenses for special needs schools
・A new curriculum based on “international symbiosis” as the foundation of learning
・Numerous practical training and fieldwork opportunities
・High rate of employment for graduates as teachers and nursery school teachers, and as company employees

Graduate School

Addressing problems surrounding children

This program aims to solve, through instruction and research, the issues that arise in the formation of a person's character throughout the course of his/her life by exploring the fundamental nature of education, humanity, and co-existence as they relate to an understanding of child psychology. Our exploration of pedagogy is comprised of Research on Infant and Early Childhood Education and Research in Inclusive and Collaborative Education.
The first semester of each field consists of the Course in Research Training, which aims to bolster students' research skills, and the Course in Advanced Education, which aims to cultivate the practical skills required of educators and other professionals. The second semester consists of guidance and support for the completion of the doctoral dissertation and the mastery of the skills required to lead a career as a prominent academic.

Unique Features of the Graduate School
・Exploring events and issues related to education and childcare from academic approaches such as pedagogy, psychology, welfare studies, and research on childcare content
・The Researcher Training Course aims to cultivate the qualities required of researchers, and the curriculum is designed for the five years of study leading up to the second semester
・The Advanced Education Course aims to cultivate the qualities required of educators and practitioners who can assume leadership positions, and the curriculum includes fieldwork courses at childcare and education sites
・Students with basic licenses in kindergarten, elementary school, junior high school (social studies), and high school (civics) can obtain specialized licenses in the first semester