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This graduate school was established in April 2007. The main purpose is to improve professional teaching skills in curriculum guidance and problem-solving skills generally and practically through a dialogue education being conducted intensively in small groups. Our utmost concern is how to deal with various problems in school education and to conduct a wide variety of research of individuals, society at large and materials involved in the educational field. Specifically, theoretical and practical research in school education is essential in closely cooperating with the local community on the basis of traditional psychology and pedagogy. The highest-ranked qualification of an advanced teaching credential, followed by first and second teaching credential can be earned after completion of the course. In addition, students are qualified to be school psychotherapists based on fieldwork.

The Graduate School of Education aims to train future leaders in the field of education with creative and advanced practical research abilities and to enhance the qualities and skills of educational professionals. The professional degree program offers two courses (one for graduate students and another for experienced local teachers) that cover general education topics, school management, curriculum, educational policy, use of ICT in school education, subjects, contents, teaching methods, and special education. Additionally, this program aims to train teachers to use both practical and professional knowledge. The focus is also on inculcating the ability to design teaching and learning and to acquire flexible and reflexive perspectives in order to tackle varied challenges in the field of education. Thus, graduate students develop their skills by revising their perspectives on teaching and learning and improve the curriculum of schools by collaborating with other professionals to solve various issues.