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LANGAGER, Mark W.
Senior Associate Professor

Division of Arts and Sciences, College of Liberal Arts, International Christian University

■ Academic Background

1.	1996/09～2001/06	〔Doctoral course〕, Human Development and Psychology, Graduate School of Education, Harvard University, Completed, Ed.D in HDP
2.	1997/06/08 Degree Acquisition	Harvard University, EdM in International Education
3.	1986/06/06 Degree Acquisition	University of Washington College of Art and Sciences, Bachelor of Arts

■ Professional Background

1.	2012/04～2014/03	Chair, Department of Education Department, International Christian University
2.	2008/04～2011/03	Human Rights Advisor,　International Christian University
3.	2003/09～2007/03	Human Rights Advisor, International Christian University

■ Main Course Titles

International Comparative Education, Japanese Education in International Perspective, Diversity and Education in Modern Societies, Sustainability

■ Books and Articles

1.	Article	Childhood academic language environments of Japanese sojourners: A principal components analysis study (Single) 2009/03
2.	Article	Elements of war and peace in history education in the US and Japan: A case study compariso (Single) 2009/03
3.	Article	War Ideation and Peace Education in Japan and the US: A Case Study Compariso (Single) 2005/03
4.	Article	An Argument for Cultural Meanings of Schooling: the Japanese Case (Single) 2005
5.	Other	"Study of Attitudes and Global Engagement (SAGE, 2003-2006)" (Single)
6.	Other	Report on the State of Bilingualism at Keio Academy of New York (Single) 2007/05
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■ Academic Conference Presentation

1.	2009/05/22	The Mysterious Breathe of Life
2.	2009/03/25	Becoming Cosmopolitan in the US: How Japanese Sojourners Strategically Navigate Mainstream and Supplementary Education Overseas (Comparative and International Education Society Annual Conference)
3.	2008/03/17	Equal Time in History: Comparing War Accounts and Attitudes in Japan and the US (Comparative and International Education Society Annual Conference)
4.	2008/02/07	Creating Bilingual Environments: Adjusting to Demographic Changes in a Japanese-English High School (National Association for Bilingual Education Annual Conference)
5.	2008/02/07	Literate in Two Languages: The Supplementary Educational Experience of Four Japanese Sojourning Families (National Association for Bilingual Education Annual Conference)
6.	2006/09/09	Multicultural Education in Japan (“Cultural Diversity and Social Integration in Asia and Europe: What Now?” Joint Conference between the University of Munster (WWU) and ICU)
7.	2006/03/16	Peace Education in Japan and the US: Curricular Content and Public Opinion (Comparative and International Education Society Annual Conference)
8.	2005/06/04	War Ideation in Schooling and in Adult Life: A Japanese-American Comparison (The 15th Annual Conference of Japan Association for International Education)
9.	2005/03/26	The Great Discrepency: Japanese Teachers’ Strictness Versus Lenience (Comparative and International Education Society Annual Conference)
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■ Lectures

1.		A Survey Look at Education in Japan
2.	2009/06	Comparative Education: Leading the Way to a Changing World
3.	2009/04	What is Bilingual Education
4.	2008/11	Bilingual Education Seminar
5.	2008/06	Shaping Students into Learners through Evaluation and Grading
6.	2006/06	Open Issues Regarding History and Education in Japan
7.	2006/06	The Culture of Schooling in Japan
8.	2006/06	Tokyo as a Political and Educational Control Center: the ‘Textbook’ Issue
9.	2005/07	Japanese Educational Culture 101
10.	2005/06	No Child Left Behind: America’s Latest Experiment
11.	2004/07	The Culture of Schooling: Japanese Schools in the Eyes of American Researchers
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■ Academic Society Memberships

1.		Asian Studies Conference Japan
2.		"Comparative and International Education SocietyMember and Reviewer, Subcommittee for the Gail P. Kelly Award for Outstanding Dissertation in 2008, 2009"
3.		Japan Association for International Education
4.		Peace Education Commission of the International Peace Research Association
5.	2008～	National Association of Bilingual Education

■ Educational Achievements

● Practice example of education method
1.	2004～2006	"I coordinated three 2-day workshops on Japanese education during the summers of 2004 - 2006, sponsored by IERS, hosting Asian Studies Outreach Program at University of Vermont, a group of K-12 and university educators from Vermont, USA."
2.	2004～	I helped to plan the Student Retreat in Spring of 2004.
3.	2005/04～2007/03	"Department Head, Education Department, CLA (April 2005 ? March 2007)"
4.	2006/04～2007/03	"Curriculum Coordinator, Education Department (April 2006 ? March 2007)"
5.	2008/04～	"Department Head, Education Department, GSDE (April 2008 ? the present)"
6.		I served as a member on the Japan Studies Program committee from April 2003 and as its Director/Coordinator from April 2004 ? March 2007.
● Matter that should be mentioned specially in others educational activity
1.	2004～2009	"Hosting ICU students in my home during Christianity Week and at Bible Studies, as well as university Glee Club singers, advisees, and on other students and advisees on other occasions (2004-2009)."
2.	2004～2009	I took hundreds of students on school observation trips (2004-2009).
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■ Academic Awards

2009/03

Comparative and International Education Society Certificate of Service

■ Social Activities

1.		"I recruited students as volunteer tutors at the Nozomi no Ie (House of Hope) children’s home, Musashi City, Tokyo, Japan (April 2008 to the present)."
2.		"I volunteered in a service capacity at the Seattle Union Gospel Mission Women and Children’s Center (Winter, 2007-08)"

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■ Grants-in-aid for Scientific Research Researcher Number

00338287