International Symposium on Education Reform 2006


Save children from the risk of violence in school
- Based on the follow-up study and international comparisons-

１　Overview

　In 1996, National Institute for Educational Research [NIER: present National Institute for Educational Policy Research] held “International Symposium on the Problem of Bullying”co-hosted with the Ministry of Education, Culture and Sports [present Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology]. Since then, the NIER has been conducting the follow-up study on bullying and other problematic behaviour of children for 6 years. In 2003, on the basis of these studies, the NIER has also started to conduct a cross-national study with Canada, South Korea, and Australia where the problem of bullying has been recognised recent years. This cross-national study aimed to find out the relationships between bullying behaviour and children's relationships with friends, families, and teachers, and the nature and the extent of children's aggressive behaviour including bullying. The results are currently analysed.

The problem of bullying can be considered a first sign of other, more serious, problematic behaviour. By taking proper actions against bullying problem, we could reduce the extent of children's problematic behaviour as a whole, and could save the children from the risk of conducting and/or becoming a target of such behaviour.

In this symposium, based on the results of empirical studies, we introduce the nature and the extent of bullying in Japan [known as “Ijime”] by comparing and contrasting to bullying in other countries, and we will discuss what we can do to save the children from the risk of such problematic behaviour including bullying, at the levels of administration, the school personnel, the guardian, and the researchers.

２　Date

February 21 (Tuesday), 2006
1:00p.m. to 5:30p.m. (Doors open at 12:30 p.m.)

３ Venue

Masaru Ibuka Auditorium
Waseda University International Conference Center
1-20-14 Nishi-Waseda, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo

･ 3 minutes walk from “Nishi-Waseda" bus stop (bus:学02Takadanobaba⇔
Sodai-Seimon),Takadanobaba-station(JR Yamanote Line/Seibu Shinjuku Line)
･ 10 minutes walk from “Waseda"Station, Exit3b(Tokyo Metro Tozai Line)
･ 3 minutes walk from “Waseda"Station (Toden-tram-Arakawa Line)
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４　Speakers & Panelists（titles omitted）

Keynote speaker
Yukihiko Nunomura
Deputy Director (Elementary and Secondary Education Bureau),
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Japan
Panelist
Phillip Slee
Professor, The Flinders University of South Australia, Australia
Shelly Hymel
Professor, University of British Columbia, Canada
Hee-og Sim
Associate Professor, Kunsan National University, South Korea
Kumjoo Kwak
Professor, Seoul National University, South Korea
Yohji Morita
Professor, Osaka Shoin Women's University, Japan
Mitsuru Taki
Senior Researcher, National Institute for Educational Policy Research, Japan
※Note: Simultaneous English-Japanese interpretation will be provided.

５ 　Organized by

National Institute for Educational Policy Research（NIER）
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology（MEXT）

６　Sponsored by

Japan Society for the Promotion of Education and Research

７　Supported by

The Japanese Association for Study of Guidance and Counseling
National Federation of Educational Research Institutes

８　Application for Participation

Please send your name, affiliation, and contacts (telephone / fax number,
e-mail address) to following address by fax or e-mail.
Registration Fee: Free

９　Applications and inquiries

Secretariat, International Symposium on Education Reform
National Institute for Educational Policy Research（NIER）
Tel: (03)5721-5150
Fax: (03)5721-5171
Mail: iser@nier.go.jp