Asian Research Center for Social Well-being and Development

Outline

Study Team

Researchers participating in the core include the followings,　

A: Theory/methodology research group

Examine the research approach and methodology as a framework of case studies, and elaborate on the social well-being and development theory based on the results of action research.

Institutions Name of researcher Field of study
  Nihon Fukushi University Mitsuhiko Hosaka Welfare and development integration theory, process-oriented planning theory
  Nihon Fukushi University Kazuko Oguni Fieldwork methodology
  Nihon Fukushi University Toshihiro Yogo Comparative community welfare
  Nihon Fukushi University Sadahisa Noguchi Community welfare policies
[External] UCLA James Midgley “Productive welfare”, social investment, developmental social work

B: Social well-being and development action research group

Apply social well-being and development approach to specific individual themes, become involved in appropriate practice fields, and organize international joint study team to promote further application of social well-being and development theory.

Institutions Name of researcher Field of study
  Nihon Fukushi University Takayuki Hirano Community revitalization in remote rural villages (coordination)
  Nihon Fukushi University Mariko Okamoto Community-based “human security” (Microeconomic analysis of micro insurance)
  Nihon Fukushi University Teruhiko Yoshimura Community revitalization in remote rural villages (community development)
  Nihon Fukushi University Kazuko Oguni Community revitalization in remote rural villages (livelihood betterment extension)
  Nihon Fukushi University Kaoru Ishimoto Community-based “human security” (Disability and Development” in Southeast Asia)
  Nihon Fukushi University Yuko Okuda Community revitalization in remote rural villages (Kochi fieldwork)
  Nihon Fukushi University Yu-mi Park Community revitalization in remote rural villages (Kochi fieldwork)
[External] Nanjin University Anxin Zhu Community revitalization in remote rural villages (Kochi fieldwork)
  Inje University Jung-ran Park Community revitalization in remote rural villages (Kochi fieldwork; community development in Korea)
  Urban Research Plaza, Osaka City University Hong-Gyu JEON Community revitalization in remote rural villages (Kochi fieldwork; community development in Korea)
  JICA Kenji Kuno Community-based “human security” (Disability and Development” in Southeast Asia)
  University of the Philippines E.M.Luna Community-based “human security”(Community funds in Southeast Asia)
  Meijo University D.G.J.Premakuma Community-based “human security” (Poverty and micro insurance in Sri Lanka)

C: Social well-being and development support work studies group

Clarify framework of new support work based on the results of social well-being and development approach, theorize practical training and create educational materials. Establish social well-being and development support technology and human resorce development programs in Asian nations, especially in China and Korea.

Institutions Name of researcher Field of study
  Nihon Fukushi University Masaki Harada Social well-being and development support methodology, development of training materials
  Nihon Fukushi University Chieko Tanaka Social well-being and development support methodology in China
  Nihon Fukushi University Sadahisa Noguchi Social well-being and development support methodology in China
[External] Nanjin University Anxin Zhu Social well-being and development support methodology in China
  Urban Research Plaza, Osaka City University Hong-Gyu JEON Social well-being and development support methodology in Korea
  State Univ. of Education, Mongolia Ulziitungalag Khuajin Social well-being and development support methodology in Mongolia

D:Research Fellows of the Center

Institutions Name of researcher
Waseda University Megumi Akiyoshi
Tokyo University Takami Ishizaka
Tokyo Univ. of Foreign Language Nobutaka Kamei
Kansei Gakuin Uviv. Taro Yoshino