We will held Special Lecture by Professor Florenda Gallos Cronberg from Sweden.

Everybody are welcome. Don't miss it!

[PART II]

We will held Special Lecture by Professor Florenda Gallos Cronberg from Sweden.

Everybody are welcome. Don't miss it!

[PART I]

My first impression

When I came in IDEC, last April 2017, I was surprised with good welcome where we meet with Baba Sensei and my colleagues. That showed to me a good team work.

Related to first presentation, I learnt many things because it was my first time where I got how can I do a research deeply. Before presentation my ideas focused to external factors which can affect the students’ mathematics performance, after my presentation I changed my orientation to student ability.

Thank you!

NSENGIMANA Jean Pierre. 

現在ザンビアプログラムの一環で、JICA二本松訓練所にて青年海外協力隊の派遣前訓練に参加しております。100名ほどの派遣候補生と寝食をともにしつつ、語学の勉強に覆われている日々は若干ストレスフルですが、刺激も多く楽しく過ごせています。

特に、今まで「数学教育」という専門性の高い視点から国際協力について考えていましたが、ここでは様々な分野や手法で開発に携わっている人がいて、そのような人たちとの出会いを通して多くのことを学べていると思います。

訓練での授業や講座を受け、ザンビアで教師として働くということにやっと現実味が出てきたように感じています。派遣後も様々な困難が待ち受けていると思いますが、この訓練期間を有効に使い、教師として働くための実践的な準備だけでなく、ザンビアで遂行する調査ための準備にも励みたいと思います。

Hello everyone! I am now participating in an intensive training course held in Fukushima prefecture as a JOCV volunteer. There are about 100 volunteers that are going to be dispatched to countries all over the world. To be spending every sing hours of your day with a 100 strangers is slightly stressful, but I am somehow managing to enjoy myself, as well as pursuing preparations for the research and activities in Zambia. Wish me luck everybody!

Self Introduction

My name is Dini Asri Kusnia Dewi, but people used to call me Diaz. I was born and raised in Bandung, Indonesia. From childhood, I never go to school through a highway that has a traffic lights. But for the first time I went to a school far from home, I literally penetrated the sky to cross the oceans and the country.

はじめまして。

本年度10月より入学しました永田貴一です。

今年の7月まで青年海外協力隊としてモザンビークで活動を行なっていました。

大学院では途上国における数学教育の開発に取り組みたいと考えております。

わからないことだらけですが、何卒よろしくお願いします。

Welcome Party

This Fall Semester We are welcome four newcomers from different country as usual.
Chea Soth from Cambodia, Nagata Kiichi from Japan, Dewi Dini Asri Kusnia from Indonesia and Fowra Midori from Japan.

Welcome to Baba-lab everyone. Let`s enjoy your research life with Baba-lab members!

Farewell Party and Happy Graduation Day

On Monday 18th September We held Farewell Party for our two labmates. Two days after, on Wednesday 20th September we celebrate their Graduation Day.

See you later Ishii-san and Ijlal-san.
Hopefully we can meet someday!

Happy Face

First time do BBQ in Farewell Party

We-fi as always

Smille ^^

Congratulation for your Graduation!

Self-introduction

Date:  Oct 2^nd, 2017
Hello!

My name is CHEA Soth, you can call me Soth, from Cambodia. I work as a mathematics educator at Phnom Penh Regional Teacher Training Center (PPRTTC) where this center will be upgraded to Teacher Education College (TEC) by 2018. I am 34 years old, and I am married with two children.

I am a scholarship master student under JICA long-term program called Knowledge Co-Creation Program (KCCP) with majoring in mathematics education. My research topic is " The Levels of Thinking Skills: A comparative studies of Cambodian and Mathematics Textbook" and my academic supervisor is professor BABA Tukuya.

It is my first time to be here, in Japan and I feel like everything here is different from my country. People here are more attractive and respectable. I cordially welcomed from people here, especially my senior in lab Baba sansei. Moreover, I noticed that people who drive cars or big vehicles also give priorities to those who ride bicycles or walk, but in my country, walkers and riders have to be very careful with the cars or trucks as the big vehicles are more prior. By the way, when I ride the bicycle to school, I really miss my high school life almost twenty years ago. I have never ridded it since I finished high school, so It seems like I am turning to my high school life.

Finally, I would like to thank to BABA sansei, a dean of International Development and Cooperation (IDEC) department, who offer me a chance to be here and accepted me to be his supervisee. I would also thank to Putra san, who has guided me since my first day in Japan, and also thank to all seniors master and doctorial students who offer me a warm welcome into Baba lab. I am very happy to know all of you and hope to learn more from you to broaden my horizon. Thank you for warm welcome again! 

Sincerely;

Soth Chea 

Meina Berlianti

Hello guys, my name is Meina Berlianti, just call me Meina. I am from Banjarnegara, small city in Central Java, Indonesia. In 2006, I moved to Yogyakarta to continue my bachelor degree. I took Mathematics Education in Yogyakarta State University. Since 2011, I worked at Budi Mulia Dua Junior High School as a mathematics teacher. Then in 2016, I moved to Japan to continue my master degree in Hiroshima University. I am interested to research about improving students’ understanding on linear equation.

By the way, it is my first time coming to Japan. I arrived in Japan on September 24, 2016. I landed in Osaka airport. Fortunately, the temperature was not different with Indonesia at that time, it is quite warm. As you know that Indonesia is a tropical country. It is always hot there almost for a whole year.

The next thing that I notice about Japan is the traffic situation. There are so many people ride the bicycle here. Almost every person in Japan has their own bicycle. I was really surprised because not so many people in Indonesia ride a bicycle on the street. Most of us only rides a bicycle during weekend for hobby or exercising. One of my friends, said to me that “the one who rides bicycle is a king”. Then, I realized that it is true. Most of car driver and motor cycle driver always give priority to the bicycle rider here. You will never get this priority in Indonesia. I know it is bad but I have to admit it. In Indonesia, the one who drive the biggest or the most luxurious car is the king.  

We would have a guest lecture by Professor Zhang Qiaoping from The Chinese University of Hongkong on June.

The Title of the presentation is "Effective Teaching in Mathematics Education: How
affects influence teachers' teaching?".

The lecture will be held on:
Day, Date: Wednesday, 7th June 2017
Time : 09:00-10:30 AM
Venue: 806, IDEC Hiroshima University

Thank you.

はじめまして、2016年10月に入学しました日下智志と申します。国内で教員として勤務した後、教育コンサルタントとしてJICAが実施するアフリカ諸国のプロジェクトに携わり5年が過ぎたころ、現場での実践や経験のみを蓄積していくだけではなく、それらを学問的な立場でとらえて研究することでさらに教育改善に貢献していきたいという思いが募り、IDECに入学しました。アフリカ諸国の算数カリキュラムについて研究をしています。よろしくお願いいたします。

みなさま、はじめまして。4月に入学しました吉田華奈と申します。IDECの馬場研で研究できるのをとても楽しみにしておりました。私はこれまで公立小学校で教員をし、その後青年海外協力隊としてガーナへ３年間赴任し、アカン族という民族と一緒に生活しておりました。活動では教育事務所に所属し、学校を巡回して算数と理科の授業をしたり、教員向けのワークショップを開いたり、学校対抗計算大会など楽しく燃える企画をする中で、途上国教育に携わる楽しさと厳しさを初めて知りました。帰国して、もっともっと深く知りたい気持ちが強くなり、ここへたどり着きました。現場からは少し離れて、今度はもう少し冷静に様々な文献やいろいろな人との交流から、自分の専門分野を深く掘ってみたいと思います。よろしくお願いします。

吉田華奈

Graduation is always a special and joyous occasion, but this graduation day was more special than all the others. For me, this graduation signified that I have reached the pinnacle in my field in terms of degrees. My dream has become a reality. I was elated. Graduation day, the one day, one moment of receiving the certificate nullifies all the arduous tasks that I endured. It caused me to reflect on the many days I thought of giving up and thank God that I persisted. I am thankful that I had good friends and classmate who encouraged me. I am grateful and humbled my this experience. 

はじめまして、今年度IDECに入学しました。M1の高橋由哲です。神戸からやって参りました。

私は、ザンビアプログラムを希望しています。今、青年海外協力隊の第一次試験の合格発表待ちです。

今は、授業についていくのだけで必死ですが、日々の努力を怠らず、研究も頑張っていこうと思います。

よろしくお願いします。

高橋　由哲

UPCOMING SEMINAR

There will be Special Lecture by Professor Wee Tiong Seah, Associate Professor University of Melbourne, Australia on Friday, 26th May 2017.

Please feel free to join!

Hanami Party 2017

It has been past almost one month for our Hanami party with another lab in Education Development division.
It was my first time have Hanami party outside the IDEC building, and it was so fun. The backyard of IDEC has so many Sakura trees with a different type of it. The weather on that day was so beautiful and so bright. I met many newcomers from other lab and tasted their Bento, and it was so delicious. Many of us made traditional food from their country. We enjoyed a lot!

 All students in Education Development

 Taste new traditional food from other countries

Students in Lab 505 (Baba-lab and Shimizu-lab)

Welcome to Baba-Lab

This spring 2017, we have six new students from several countries.

There are three Japanese, Mamoru Tsurudome, Yoshinori Takahashi, and Kana Yoshida as master students. We have one master student as well from Rwanda Nsengimana Jean Pierre. The last two students are doctor students from Indonesia Mulia Putra and Sommay Shingphachanh from Lao.

Let’s study hard and work hard for our bright future. 

Ganbarimashou minna-san.

Real Life Just Started

It is almost two months after my graduation day, but I still feel a lack of the knowledge that I get. Somehow the more I learn, the more I realize I do not know anything. It sounds classical, but this is how I feel now.

For the past two years, I am very grateful to have an opportunity to meet many great, kind and minded people. I learn a lot from them. Academic's life that I never imagined before made me aware what is the meaning of hard work itself. During my study, it was so tough, and I struggled many times,  but I can feel a point of satisfaction of my own difficulties. I am so grateful to be in the environment of my lab, where all my lab-mates are deeply mindset, critical and it's creating new characters within me.

I just start the real life where I feel enjoy the atmosphere doing research and trying to deepen further my understanding of looking at the new things. Hopefully, I can gain new knowledge from new people in the new environment. The knowledge that I gained is none other than as my provision to build my beloved country, Indonesia.

Hello everyone, my name is Mamoru Tsurudome, a new member in the Baba lab from this April. I am very happy to be welcomed in such a nice community.

I have just graduated from my undergraduate course in Tokyo. I am very exited to pursue my study here in the somewhat comfortable Saijo city.

I plan to join the Zambia program, and I will be sent to a local school in Ndola city next January. I hope to receive many teachings and guidance from Baba sensei and the lab members, as well as gaining strength and knowledge to pursue my research independently. Yoroshiku Onegaishimasu.

Mamoru Tsurudome

Introduction

I am Sommay SHINGPHACHANH, I am from Laos. In 2006, I got bachelor degree of mathematics in the faculty of education at National University of Laos. Then I work as mathematics teacher in a Teacher Training College up to present. In 2012, I got master degree from Osaka university, Japan. In 2017, I am first year of doctor student at IDEC, Hiroshima university, Japan. My research interest is on the area of improving mathematics teacher education quality, lesson study, and teacher professional development. 

Before coming in IDEC /Hiroshima, I was a Mathematics Subject Specialist in Rwanda Education Board since 2007.
I want to analyze the mathematics' performance and affecting factors of secondary students in Rwanda
My target for this research, I want to find out the real problem in this area and to contribute with my efforts for improving the quality of education in Rwanda and in the World.

Greeting for Japan

            Hello, everyone, my name is Mulia Putra, I am from Indonesia, Aceh Province (the place which hit by tsunami in 26^th December 2004) and in Japan people around call me Putra San. Actually, it is a little bit strange for me since in my country they call me with Mul. However, right now it really makes comfortable through the nickname. Thank you, Minna. Before I am going to tell you related to my unique experience when the first time I landed in Japan. In Aceh, I work as Junior mathematics education lecturer in STKIP Bina Bangsa Meulaboh (Private University).  

            Well, it is the first I came to Japan. I arrived in late of March and I am going to pursue my doctoral in here, IDEC focusing on mathematics education. To be honest, when I was landed in Osaka airport, I though the weather would be nice for me since the winter already passed in Japan. In fact, my smartphone which already not too smart showed the degree of the weather, ooooh god! it was 0 degree which made me really shock because I did not prepare for this situation. Fortunately, I did not need to wait for long time to find transportation hence I can feel warmer when I was in the bus. To be honest as well, I did not expect to use the bus to go to Hiroshima beside I would like to use shinkansen (the legendary fastest train in Japan). Unfortunately, I cannot use it because the ticket price is Very Expensive. Hence, we decide to use the bus. However, next time I will take shinkansen to visit Osaka.  

            I came to Japan with my friends. Three of them, IDEC student’s as well. It is around 4 hours more or least to Okayama station and from Okayama station we use general train to Hiroshima and it took about 2 hours until we reached Saijo Eki (station), of course the weather freezing sugoiiily until make my skin senseless. It is truly unforgettable moment for me. Thank you, Japan. You are Sugoiii

            Afterwards, next day I came to IDEC faculty and met some new friends there. Including some alumnus under Prof. Baba’s supervision. They all welcome me warmly and an interesting condition is happening, I can see snow come directly with my own eyes, what a magnificence experience since I just saw the snow in TV or smartphone. What make me more surprise is that the shape of the snow itself and I found out that snow is look like es doger without syrup in my country and I cannot hold my laughing. Well, since it is very hard to describe what es doger look like here I provide you es doger picture with me of course.

修了しました！

先日，ザンビアでの活動を入れて４年間の研究活動を終え，修士課程を修了いたしました。
ザンビアプログラムに参加したこともあり，同期よりも長い時間がかかってしまいましたが，その分たくさんのものを得られたように思います。

入学した当初は，英語もろくに話すことができない中で授業についていくことや，研究とは何なのかということもわからない状況の中でゼミの発表の準備をしていたことを思い出します。夜な夜な研究室にこもって勉強をしていました。この時に，私は実際に国際協力の現場に出たことがないこともあって，ザンビアでの研究についての準備をしてはいるものの，本当にこれがザンビアの教育にとって役に立つものであるのか，必要とされているのか半信半疑であったため，常にこの疑問が頭の中に浮かんでいました。

ザンビアへ赴任し，協力隊員として活動をしていく中でこれまで研究していたことがあまり現場の課題と直結していないことに気がつくことができました。研究のテーマを変えることについて，帰国の半年前に先生へ相談をした際には反対をされましたが，当時感じた問題や研究の必要性を認識しながら進めることができたので，今となってはテーマを変えてよかったなと心から思っています。

帰国後は，修士論文の執筆活動と並行して就職活動を行なっておりました。しかしながら，どちらも状況はあまり良くなかったため３年半での修了を目標を４年に変更せざるを得ない状況となりました。
在学期間を過ぎていたこともあり奨学金が止まったため，経済的に苦しい状況となったことや，親に余計に学費を払ってもらわなければいけなくなった背景もあり，この半年は今までとは気持ちを入れ替えて研究に取り組みました。
幸運なことに，半年の間に2回も学会発表をする機会をいただき，また論文投稿も2回経験させてもらうことができました。9月で修了していたならばきっとできなかった，学生らしい経験，そして研究することの面白さや厳しさについて先輩から多く学ぶことができました。


修了までに，先生をはじめとして馬場研の先輩方，同期の皆さん，そしてザンビアでお世話になった先生や生徒，JICAザンビアの職員の皆さん，隊員の皆さん，多くの方々に支えていただいたことによって修士号を取ることができました。本当にありがとうございます。

4月からは，社会人として世界展開をしている教育系企業で働くことになります。研究とは離れてしまいますが，研究室で学んだことを活かしていきながら社会人としてやっていきたいと思います。