Japan Education Forum VIII May 2011
Japan Education Forum VIII Collaboration toward Greater Autonomy in Educational Development
Background and Objectives
- Opening Remarks by Kan Suzuki, Senior Vice-Minister of Education, Culture, Sports,
Science and Technology, Japan
Opening Remarks by Yutaka Banno, State Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Japan
Keynote Speech
- “Educational Development and Participation of Local Community”
Abou Diarra, Chief of Education Decentralization/DeconcentrationBureau,
Ministry of Education Literacy and National Languages, Mali - Keynote Summary
Keynote Speech
- “Contributions of Local Communities to Realize Better Education
– A View from Japanese Educational Policies”
Ikuyo Kaneko, Professor, Graduate School of Media and Governance, and Faculty of Policy
Management, Keio University
Panel Session
“School Improvement and Roles of Local Community”
- Moderator:
Waraiporn Sangnapaboworn, Head of International Education Section,
Offi ce of National Education Commission, ThailandkaPanelists:
Gerald W. Fry, Professor, College of Education and Human Development,
Department of Organizational Leadership, Policy, and Development,
University of Minnesota, USA
R. Govinda, Vice-Chancellor, National University of Educational Planning and
Administration, India
Ibo Issa, National Coordinator, ONEN(Organisation Nigérienne des Educateurs
Novateurs), NigerPrincipal Coordinator, JICA School For All Project
Noriaki Mizumoto, Associate Professor, College of Education, School of Human Sciences,
University of Tsukuba
Concluding discussions