Introduction of Faculty (Faculty of Education, Department of Education and Welfare)

Professor (Special Appointment)

Nozomi Nishimoto　(Nozomu Nishimoto)

Affiliation: Faculty of Education Department of Education and Welfare
Graduate School of Human Behavior Clinical Pedagogy

Specialty: Childhood theory, development and learning process, family issues, parent-child relationships, home education and social education

Main subjects (undergraduate): Developmental Psychology, Educational Psychology, Psychology of Child and Family Support, Practical Seminar for Teaching Profession (Joint)

Major Courses (Graduate School): Specialized course in developmental psychology, Specialized course in early childhood and elementary school cooperation and sustainability, Seminar on human behavior, Master's thesis guidance

Main research themes: Basic lifestyle habits, norms, values, and other aspects of personality formation, as well as mechanisms of turning points, transformations, and conversions. Attachment disorders. Home education and the local community/social education. Theory of family relationships and family problems.

Main publications, etc.: "Ideas of Education" (Showado), "The Essence of Educational Psychology" (Yachiyo Publishing), "Child and Family Support Theory" (Koseikan), "Developmental Psychology" (Himeji University Correspondence Course Department), etc.

■ Please tell us about your current research theme (or specialty field) and why you decided to pursue that specialty field.

Research themes: Basic lifestyle habits, the process of forming norms and values, and the mechanism of change, attachment disorders

Reason/trigger: I became interested in observing people's behavior and personality and the underlying growth and development processes and mechanisms of transformation they may have undergone.

■ Profile

I have no special skills or hobbies, and I'm a big eater with no talents. I want to explore the mountains and fields, but the environment and time don't allow it, so I'm looking for an opportunity to do so. I have certain preferences and strictness. I always wear a mask to protect against hay fever and prevent epidemics (infectious diseases), and I'm unsociable, but I hope you don't mind.

■ Please give a message to high school students.

The teachers and childcare workers that you all aspire to be are people with advanced knowledge and skills as interpersonal support professionals. As professionals, please make "others first" your motto and utilize the experience and knowledge you have gained so far to sincerely hone yourselves even further.

■ Possible themes such as lectures and interviews

Lecture

"How a child's personality is developed" (Toyonaka Family Support Center), "Children's play and toys" (Toy Welfare Society), "Home education and community review" (Ewha Womans University), "Innovations and improvements in learning assessment" (Each city board of education), etc.

Interviews etc.

"How a child's personality is formed" (Kobe Shimbun), "Let's foster parent-child communication through sweets" (Ezaki Glico "Anfan" Sankei Living Shimbun), "How to raise children to foster their independence" (Sankei Living), "Miyamoto Junzo's research into the function of Glico's free bean toys"