My name is Hitoshi Nishimura, a professor, Faculty of Human Environmental Studies, Hiroshima Shudo University.
I have been working on environmental education and social innovation.
After graduating from a university, I worked as a Director of Kyoto YMCA. After that I worked by self-employment as Coordinater for Environmental Education at 30 years old.
And I studied as a graduate school student by 40 years old. After that I have an experience for 15 years as a full-time university teacher.
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Curriculum Vitae
Hitoshi Nishimura
Faculty of Human Environmental Studies
Hiroshima Shudo University
1-1-1 Ozukahigashi Asaminami-ku
Hiroshima 731-3195 JAPAN
hit@colorsjapan.com
Date of birth: 22 October 1963
Place of birth: Kyoto City, KYOTO Pref., Japan
Nationality: Japan
●Educational Background
Academic Degrees:
Doctor of Philosophy in Social Innovation, Doshisha University,2011
Master of Arts in Policy and Management, Doshisha University,2006
Graduate School: Doshisha University Graduate School of Policy and Management
Completion Category： Completed 2006
University: Doshisha University Faculty of Economics
Completion Status： Graduated 1986
●Professionnal Experience
2015- Professor, Hiroshima Shudo University
2012-2015 Associate Professor, Hiroshima Shudo University
2006-2011 Associate Professor,Doshisha University Graduate School of Policy and Management
1993- Self-employment, Coordinater for Environmental Education
1986-1993 Director,Kyoto YMCA
●Present specialized field
Education for Sustainable Development, Social Innovation, Policy Science,Education for Sustainable Development
●Research History
2004- Reserch for the Social Innovation & Environmental Education
1993-2006 Reserch for the Planning & Evaluating for Environmental Education and Outdoor Education
1986-1993 Reserch for the Informal Education for Youth
●Academic Society Affiliations
1. Japan Wellness Society, Vice Chairman
2. The Japanese Society for Environmental Education, Board of trustee
3. Japan Sociaty for Social Innovation, Board of trustee
4. Japan Outdoor Education Society
● Publications
-Books
“The world social innovation leads: 30 Topics for problem solving”
「ソーシャル・イノベーションが拓く世界：身近な社会問題解決のためのトピックス３０」Houritsubunkasha pp.1-53,102-106 2014 ,in Japanese
“The Textbook of Global Environment:Revised”「新訂：地球環境の教科書10講」
Tokyo Shoseki pp. 265-271 2014 ,in Japanese
“Nature School movement as Social Innovation: Dynamism of formation and development”「ソーシャル・イノベーションとしての自然学校：成立と発展のダイナミズム」Mikuni Shuppan pp.1-176 2013 ,in Japanese
“Wisdom of the Japanese type environmental education” 「日本型環境教育の知恵」
Shogakukan Creative pp. 30-66,67-79 2008 ,in Japanese
“The Textbook of Global Environment” 「地球環境の教科書10講」
Tokyo Shoseki pp. 225-238 2005 ,in Japanese
“Proposition of the Japanese type environmental education” 「日本型環境教育の提案」
Shogakukan pp. 240-242 2000 ,in Japanese
-Research Reports
“Environmental Education to Realize “ Active Learning”- From the Viewpoint of Nature Schools -” Environmental Education,Vol.26-3,The Japanese Society for Environmental Education, pp.45-48,2017 ,in Japanese
“The new trends of the interpretive activities” Doshisha University policy & management review,20th anniversary commemoration special edition, pp.91-98,2016 ,in Japanese
“Innovation for a Sustainable Society Offered by Nature Schools” Environmental Education,Vol.23-3,The Japanese Society of Environmental Education, pp.3-17,2014 ,in Japanese with English summary
“The relationship between wellness concept and social innovation” Doshisha University policy & management review vol.12-1, pp.91-101,2010 ,in Japanese
“The study tour for the present condition of a pollution area : “Itai-Itai disease” caused by cadmium poisoning from industrial wastes in Toyama” Doshisha University policy & management review vol.11-2, pp.209-212,2009 ,in Japanese
“The mind, tools and skills for social innovation study : in order to produce research from practical activities” Doshisha University policy & management review vol.11-1, pp.1-14,2009 ,in Japanese
“UNISG Field Seminars in Kyoto” Doshisha University policy & management review vol.10-2, pp.201-204,2008 ,in Japanese
“Educational Practice in Nature Schools of the United States, and its Influence on Japan” Doshisha University policy & management review vol.10-1, pp.63-74,2008 ,in Japanese
“A Study on the Practices of Children’s Places at Off-Campus Facilities” Doshisha University policy & management review vol.9-2, pp.1-16,2007 ,in Japanese
“Learning Places for “Education for Sustainability” : Educational Practices in Nature Schools” Doshisha University policy & management review vol.9-2, pp.47-62,2007 ,in Japanese
“Nature School and Its Development in Japan: As a Creative Base of Sustainable Society” Doshisha University policy & management review vol.8-2, pp.31-44,2006 ,in Japanese