Yōji Takikawa

{{short description|Japanese specialist in science education curricula (born 1949)}}

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| fields = Science education
Science curricula

| workplaces = International Christian University High School
University of Tokyo
Tokai University

| alma_mater = Saitama University
Tokyo Gakugei University
International Christian University

| doctoral_advisor = Yoshinobu Kakiuchi{{sfn|どうすれば「理科」を救えるのか|2003|p=21}}

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Yōji Takikawa ({{lang|ja|滝川 洋二}}, 1949–) is a Japanese pedagogist and professor at the Center for Educational Research and Development, Tokai University, specializing in science education curricula. In 1986, he organized a circle for practice in science education, which has ultimately developed into a nonprofit organization named Garireo-Kōbō (literally, Galileo Studio) with Takikawa being the chairperson of trustees.

Biography

Yōji Takikawa was born in Okayama prefecture{{sfn|新潮45 2011年10月号|2011|p=219}} and studied at {{Interlanguage link|Tokyo Metropolitan Shinjuku High School|lt=|ja|東京都立新宿高等学校|WD=}}. He graduated from the Department of Physics at the School of Science and Engineering, Saitama University in 1972.{{sfn|新潮45 2011年10月号|2011|p=219}} After completing his master's degree at Tokyo Gakugei University in 1975, he became a teacher at International Christian University High School in 1979. Takikawa completed his doctor's degree with his doctoral thesis titled "The Process of Understanding Natural Science as Seen in Class Activities: A Case Study in Mechanics".

Takikawa visited the United Kingdom from September 1999 to August 2000.{{sfn|どうすれば「理科」を救えるのか|2003|p=68}} He studied at a teacher's trainings course in Cambridge University. From 2006, he was a visiting professor at College of Arts and Sciences, University of Tokyo, before gaining his current position in 2010.

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References

  • {{cite book|author=滝川 洋二|title=どうすれば「理科」を救えるのか|date=2003|publisher=亜紀書房|isbn=978-4750502045|ref={{Harvid|どうすれば「理科」を救えるのか|2003}}}}
  • {{cite journal|title=科学実験の達人 滝川洋二vs.ビートたけし|year=2011|publisher=新潮社|journal=新潮45|volume=30|issue=10|pages=216–227|ref={{Harvid|新潮45 2011年10月号|2011}}}}

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