Ishiguro, Hiroaki
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Professor, Rikkyo University, Tokyo, Japan

Welcome to Ishiguro-lab at Rikkyo University !



Dr. Ishiguro studies human development and learning process, focusing on children from infancy to school age, from a sociocultural-historical approach in psychology. He conducts ethnographic research by continuously observing the daily life practices of people living in diverse ecological environments such as homes, preschools, schools, and institutions for the disabled, using audiovisual data analysis, interaction analysis, discourse analysis, and other mixed methods. He also takes art-based intervention research (ABR) and workshops to support people's development in Japan and abroad.

●Upcoming events

August 17–21, 2026, Building Solidarity Among Participants in a Social Art Workshop in Tokyo, Paper Presentation, ECER2026, Tampere, Finland

August, 6,7,10, 2026 Rikkyo Second Stage College, Intensive Course: “Designing Art-Based Learning Activities”

May 30, 2026: Keynote Lecture at the Symposium for the Establishment of the Reitaku University, Japanese Language Education Co-creation Lab: “What We Can Do to Learn in the Field: Reimagining Theory and Practice” Reitaku University, “Satsuki” Building, 1st Floor, Large Lecture Hall, Hikarigaoka, Kashiwa City, Chiba Prefecture

●Upcoming Publications

Currently in preparation for publication, Learning in Early Childhood: What We Can Do to Learn Alongside Children, Shiraishi,Y. (Ed.), Creating a World Where We Learn Together with Children, Kamogawa Publishing. In Japanese.:

Currently in preparation for publication, Learning to Be a Child: What Adults Who Work with Children Should Consider, Shiraishi, Y. (Ed.), Creating a World Where We Learn Together with Children, Kamogawa Publishing. In Japanese

Currently in preparation for publication, How Do Heritage-Language Learners Tell Their Personal Stories in Fictional Mode? A Study of Paper-Drama Performance. In Onsès J. et al. (Eds.), Ebook Proceedings ECER 2025 NW29. RESEARCH ON ARTS AND EDUCATION.

Currently in preparation for publication, “Vygotsky and Theater” in “Encyclopedia of Japanese Theater Education Research” (tentative title), edited by Hiroaki Nakajima et al., Banseisha Publishing.

March, 2026, Theoretical Inquiry into Aesthetic Literacy: Toward Pedagogy for Enhancing Aesthetic Experience. Journal of Educational Research, Department of Education,Rikkyo University, 69, 43-60. In Japanese with English abstract.

Febrary, 2026, “Schools that Nurture Children's ‘Artistic Nature’”, Ochanomizu University Elementary School Educational Research Journal “Child Education”, 1-4. In Japanese.

●CV, Works, and Activities
=> Researchmap.
=> ORCID
=> Academic and Research Staff at Rikkyo University

●Research Projects
=>　Power of Diversity Japanese MEXT KAKENHI Grant Rsearch
=> Activities as a workshop pedagogist, The New Project "Dialogue with the Earth" has been launched! (Currently preparing our website)

●Periodic Meetings of Special interested groups
=>　TPCEC:Theory and Practice in Childhood Education and Care
=>The Study Group on Posthumanism in Education

●Collaborative Research Organizations
=> University-Community Links (UC Links, University of California, USA)

●Inquiry

Since June 25, 2006