Academic Papers (Refereed)

• Effectivenesss of Utilizing Flowcharts in Lower Secondary School Science: Focusing on Competency-Based Perceptions and Levels of Understanding
• UEHARA Toshiharu and MIYAWAKI Shu
• 1

• What Do Graduate Students Learn Through Research Activities? An Interview Study With Current Students in Three Different Graduate Schools of Education
• OCHI Yasushi, KUREBAYASHI Nobuyuki, MIYANO Hisashi, HASEGAWA Tetsuya, SAKAI Mayuko, KAWAMURA Hikaru, and KATO Takao
• 15

• Language Awareness by Cross-Linguistic Comparison of Word Plays
• KANEKO Fumihiko
• 35

• Activities to Examine the Validity of Proofs in School Mathematics: A Focus on Proof by Contradiction
• NARAZAKI Akito
• 48

• Influence of Type of Instructional Content in the Japanese Language Course of Study on Teachers' Use of ICT: Using the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM)
• YACHI Yuki
• 66

Research Reports

• Effect of Vicarious Learning on Children's Hypothesis Formation: A Case Study of a 5th-Grade Lesson on Magnetic Force Created by Electric Current
• UEHARA Toshiharu, SHIROTORI Shunsuke, YOSHIKUNI Hideto, and YAMAUCHI Toshio
• 86

• Issues for the Next National Curriculum Revision and Research Priorities for the Coming Decade: An Analysis Drawing on Expert Interviews in Elementary School English Education
• UCHINO Shunsuke, ITO Satoshi, WADA Junichi, IKEDA Chika, SAKAI Hideki, and SUZUKI Wataru
• 98

• Fostering Peer Relationships Through Exchange and Collaborative Learning: A Qualitative Analysis of Deep Interactions Between Two Shinshu University Faculty of Education Attached Schools (Nagano Elementary School and School for Special Needs Education)
• KUSUMI Yusuke, TOYA Kenji, and ITO Daisuke
• 118

• Treatment of the East Japan Typhoon Disaster (2019) in Social Studies Supplementary Readers in Nagano Prefecture: A Case Study of Municipalities Along the Chikuma River Basin
• SHIMAZAKI Shunsuke and SHINOZAKI Masanori
• 130

• Observer Effect on Misinformation in Young Children: Verifying Developmental Changes in 3-Year-Olds, 5-Year-Olds, and Adults
• SHIMIZU Manaka and MIZUGUCHI Takashi
• 141

• The Idea of Communism and China: The Debate on “Party-State”
• SEKI Yoshinori
• 153

• Physical Movement and Creative Thinking: The Relationship Between Movement Size and Fluency/Flexibility Thinking
• FURUYA Shinto and MIZUGUCHI Takashi
• 169

• Characteristics of Implicit Attitudes Towards Mathematics: An Examination Using a Web-Based Experiment With the Brief Implicit Association Test
• MIWA Shuhei and YAMASHITA Yukinoshin
• 179

Practical Studies

• Supporting Children in Special Needs Schools Who Struggle With Group Activities: Lesson Design Based on a Sense of Psychological Belonging
• KOBAYASHI Futomi, KAMIMURA Etsuko, and TOYA Kenji
• 190

• Disaster Prevention Education Through Experiential and Inquiry-Based Learning: A Case Study of Hakuba Junior High School
• SHIMAZAKI Shunsuke, UCHIYAMA Kotoe, and WAKABAYASAHI Kouichirou
• 199

• Improving Instruction of Speaking (Interaction) in Elementary School Foreign Language Education: A Focus on the Use of CAN-DO Lists and the Continuation of Conversations
• MACHIDA Yoshihiro
• 219

• Teacher Training for Religious and Cross-Cultural Education
• MATSUSHIMA Koki and NOGUCHI Maiko
• 231

• Analyzing Classroom Communication Through the "Hub Airport" Metaphor: The Emergence of Child-Driven Communication Hubs and the Role of Teachers
• YADA Naoya and MIYANO Hisashi
• 244

Practicum Reports

• Using Teacher License Renewal Courses for Allergy Education and EpiPen® Training
• OKISHIMA Naoko
• 257

• Effects of Collaborative Learning on Participants of an Inter-School Exchange: A Qualitative and Quantitative Analysis of Outcomes
• TOYA Kenji, KUSUMI Yusuke, SEKI Hiroshi, and YAMAGUCHI Manabu
• 267

• Developing a Shared Vision Across the Three Shinshu University Attached Schools in Nagano: Organizational Foundations for Collaborative Work and Inclusive School Management
• TOYA Kenji, KUSUMI Yusuke, SEKI Hiroshi, and YAMAGUCHI Manabu
• 286

• Development of Learning Materials Using the OPTIMAL Model: Support for the Examination of Instructional Plans
• YACHI Yuki and TODA Masashi
• 298

Special Section

• Borders and Betweenness: Perspectives on Intercultural Communication
• ONO Ayako, SEKI Yoshinori, DALTON Colleen, and NOGUCHI Maiko
• 318

Shinshu University Journal of Educational Research and Practice

Number 20 (March 31, 2026)

• Edited by the Research Committee
• Published by the Faculty of Education, Shinshu University, Nagano, Japan