2023 East ASIAN SOCIAL STUDIEs SYMPOSIUM
HISTORY TEACHER EDUCATION
in KOREA, JAPAN, and TAIWAN
Date and Time: June 18 (SUN) 10:00-11:30 (GMT +9, Japan Standard Time)
Language: English
Register for the Symposium: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZElcOirrzMuE9fMkS6dwd3yrR1QqhYitHEp
Introduction
Understanding the goals, practices, and challenges of history teacher education in individual countries is essential before discussing history teacher education that contributes to historical reconciliation in East Asia. The 2023 East Asia Social Studies Symposium (EASSS) aims to answer the following questions with cases of Korea, Japan, and Taiwan:
1. How do secondary history teacher educators like to prepare their pre-service history teachers?
2. What challenges do secondary history teacher educators encounter in preparing secondary pre-service history teachers in each country?
PRESENTERS
Dr. Jongsung Kim
Associate Professor
Hiroshima University
Dr. Hiromi Kawaguchi
Associate Professor
Hiroshima University
Dr. Yu-Han Hung
Associate Professor
University of Houston Downtown
DISCUSSANT
Dr. Keith C. Barton
Professor
Indiana University, Bloomington
SCHEDULE
10:00-10:05 Introduction
10:05-10:20 The case of Korea
10:20-10:35 The case of Japan
10:35-10:50 The case of Taiwan
10:50-11:00 Discussion
11:00-11:10 Answer to the discussion
11:10-11:25 Q&A
11:25-11:30 Closing
HOST
Contact: jongsung@hiroshima-u.ac.jp
Co-HOST