Yōji Takikawa

滝川 洋二
Born	1949
Alma mater	Saitama University Tokyo Gakugei University International Christian University
Scientific career
Fields	Science education Science curricula
Institutions	International Christian University High School University of Tokyo Tokai University
Doctoral advisor	Yoshinobu Kakiuchi

Yōji Takikawa (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 and studied at Tokyo Metropolitan Shinjuku High School. He graduated from the Department of Physics at the School of Science and Engineering, Saitama University in 1972. 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. 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.

References

• 滝川 洋二 (2003). どうすれば「理科」を救えるのか. 亜紀書房. ISBN 978-4750502045.
• "科学実験の達人 滝川洋二vs.ビートたけし". 新潮45. 30 (10). 新潮社: 216–227. 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

• "滝川洋二 – 研究者". 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. 1 May 2011. Retrieved 13 October 2011.
• "滝川 洋二 (ytakikawa) on Twitter". Retrieved 13 October 2011.
• "ガリレオ工房公式サイト". Retrieved 13 October 2011.
• "理科カリキュラムを考える会". Retrieved 13 October 2011.