Yōji Takikawa
{{short description|Japanese specialist in science education curricula (born 1949)}}
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| workplaces = International Christian University High School
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Tokai University
| alma_mater = Saitama University
Tokyo Gakugei University
International Christian University
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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}}}}
See also
- :ja:教育関係人物一覧 – List of teachers and pedagogists
- :ja:理科教育 – Science education in Japan
- :ja:左巻健男 – Takeo Samaki
External links
- {{cite web|date=1 May 2011|url=http://researchmap.jp/galileo/|title=滝川洋二 – 研究者 |work=Researchmap リサーチマップ – 研究者向けサイエンス2.0基盤サービス|access-date=13 October 2011}}
- {{cite web|url=http://twitter.com/ytakikawa|title=滝川 洋二 (ytakikawa) on Twitter|access-date=13 October 2011}}
- {{cite web|url=http://www.galileo-sci.org/|title=ガリレオ工房公式サイト|access-date=13 October 2011}}
- {{cite web|url=http://www.rikakari.jp/|title=理科カリキュラムを考える会|access-date=13 October 2011}}
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