IASCE Welcomes New Executive Board Member

IASCE is proud to welcome a new member to our Executive Board, Professor Kazuhiko Sekita of the Faculty of Education at Soka University in Japan. At Soka, Dr Sekita teaches courses such as classroom management, instructional technology, and educational psychology.  He is also a founder and the vice-president of the Japan Association for the Study of Cooperation in Education (JASCE). As such, he is very involved with the planning of the IASCE conference scheduled for June, 2008 in Nagoya, Japan.

Among the books that Professor Sekita has translated into Japanese is Active Learning: Cooperation in the College Classroom by David Johnson, Roger Johnson, and Karl Smith. Currently, Kazuhiko is involved in a research project about the effectiveness of cooperative learning in elementary schools that are using inclusion programs for special needs students. The project team is also translating a book on applications of cooperative learning to inclusive practice.