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YAMAGUCHI Hironori

Department / Course Institute for General Education

Title / Position Professor

Other Affiliations
1.	Kinugasa Research Organization Institute of Human Sciences
2.	Research Organization of Open Innovation & Collaboration Center for MONODZUKURI Qualitative Research
3.	Kinugasa Research Organization Research Center for Social Studies of Health and Community

Academic background
1.	2002/04～2005/03	Doctoral Program (2nd Semester) │ Volunteer Human Science Lecture │ Graduate School, Division of Human Science │ Osaka University │ Completed Ph.D (Human Sciences, Osaka University)
2.	1998/04～2000/03	Doctoral Program (1st Semester) │ Eco-Environmental Civil Engineering Major │ Graduate School, Division of Science and Engineering │ Ritsumeikan University │ Completed
3.	1994/04～1998/03	Department of Environmental Systems Engineering │ Faculty of Science and Engineering │ Ritsumeikan University │ Graduated

Business career
1.	2020/04/01 ～	Professor │ Institute of General Education, │ Ritsumeikan University ,Kyoto
2.	2017/04/01 ～ 2018/03/31	Guest Researcher │ Department Communication and Psychology, Fuculty of Humanities, │ Aalborg University (Aalborg, Denmark)
3.	2011/04/01 ～ 2020/03/31	Associate Professor │ Institute of General Education, │ Ritsumeikan University ,Kyoto
4.	2006/10/01 ～ 2011/03/31	Associate Professor │ Graduate school of Policy and Management │ Doshisha University ,Kyoto
5.	2006/04/01 ～ 2016/03/31	Director │ │ Outenin-temple (Jodo Shu; Honen Buddhism) (Osaka Japan)
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Research activities
1.		Japan NPO Research Association
2.		The City Planning Institute of Japan
3.		the Japanese Group Dynamics Association (2002-)
4.		The International Society of Volunteer Studies in Japan
5.		Japanese Association of Qualitative Psychology (2004-)
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Qualification and license
1.	2019	The Japanese Psychological Association Certified Psychologist

Subject of research
1.	group dynamics
2.	community vitalization (especially after a huge disaster)
3.	social innovation

Research summary
A comprehensive research on civic education promotion by community participation type learning in institutions of higher education This is a comprehensive research on civic education promotion by community participation type learning in institutions of higher education based on the viewpoint of group dynamics. I simply and honestly research the significance of public practice useful to solve the community problems by the collaboration of many entities particularly through the knowledge about the research on social innovation. I clarify the following frameworks that will be necessary regardless of faculty and major of graduate course to develop the education method called service learning: (1) Arrangement of concepts, (2) Education content, (3) Evaluation standard, (4) Project promotion structure (5) Collaboration with external organizations. Furthermore, I research the construction method of the local network where people support each other in the super aging society in which anonymity, flowability, accessibility and unsociality are pointed out.

Present specialized field
Learning support system, Natural disaster/Disaster prevention science, Area Studies, Social Psychology, Sociology of education, Civil and environmental engineering, Town planning/ Architectural planning (Keyword：civil society,citizenship education,reciprocity,reflection,norm,activity theory,communication-design,action research,field work,community vitalization)

Books
1.	2014/04	Service learning in collaboration with others (in "Pathways to the Future: Living and Studying at Ritsumeikan University") │ ,pp.46-47

Papers
1.	2025/03/31	Building Learning Bridges through Strengthening Partnerships between Campus and Neighborhoods: A Case Study of Establishing Historical and Cultural Programs at the Ritsumeikan University Kinugasa Campus │ ,pp.37-56
2.	2025/03/31	Service Learning and Community Collaboration at Ritsumeikan University: Educational Practices as Social Contributions Across Campuses through Taking Advantage of Campus Characteristics │ ,pp.1-18
3.	2024/11	The Shape of the Region Created by the Power of Citizens: From the Perspective of Municipalism Spreading Around the World │ The nonprofit review │ ,pp.1-11
4.	2023/02/28	The present and the future of "Delivering Stories” through 10 year project “East Japan Family Support Project” : Theme Session, The ISVS 23th Conference │ Journal of Volunteer Studies │ ,pp.33-42
5.	2023/02/28	Placemaking in the COVID-19 Pandemic: Cases of Micro Challenges for Weaving a Wisdom of Volunteering in Shiga Prefecture, Japan │ Journal of Volunteer Studies │ ,pp.43-53
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Academic conference presentation
1.	2025/08/14	Facilitating Volunteerism for the 2024 Noto Earthquake Revitalization as Against the Drive for Institutionalization: Through Focusing on the S-O-R Relationship based on the “SOFAR Model”
2.	2025/08/13	The Gap between the Essence of Service-Learning in the U.S. and the Educational Practice Environment in Japan : Emerging Points from the "Service-Learning Essentials" Translation and Read-Through Project
3.	2021/11/17	Creating a Future of Service-Learning in Japan: Reviewing Political Context and New Mission of Engaged Campus
4.	2021/11/15	How Service-Learners Deepen Their Relationships and Design Their Lives: Introducing the Metaphor of Earth, Wind, and Waves in Disaster Revitalization Programs
5.	2021/10/24	Exploring Boundary Zone between Capitalism and Post-Capitalism: Hybridizing Policy, Aesthetic science, and political philosophy
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Winning science prize
1.	2020/02	The International Society of Volunteer Studies in Japan The 16th Mikio Sumiya Award for researchers 2019 (Process of Activating Citizens by Raising Voices of Compassion for the Oppressed: A Collaborative Practice in Producing a Community FM Radio Program "Nanmin Now". (SODA Katsuya & YAMAGUCHI Hironori, in Journal of Volunteer Studies Vol.19, 2019, pp.75-86. [in Japanese with English abstract] ))

Achievements of joint.Funded research
1.	2016/04 ～ 2017/03	Collaborative Practice on development a grounding in receiving aid through supporting disaster : for an appropriate preparation to continue a relay of warm hearts [research grant from JR-West Relief Foundation]

Teaching achievements

●Practical Example of Education Technique

1.	2012/11	Joint development and introduction of peer evaluation sheet at Citizenship Studies I
2.	2011/04	Introduce "Twitter" into Mass Lecture as Communication-design for Learning Community

●Presentation about Teaching

1.	2017/05 ～ 2017/05	Case introduction at the training workshop "How can the relation between theory and empirical work be handled in case studies?" by Aalborg University Learning Lab, Denmark
2.	2017/03 ～ 2017/03	Facilitate the coordination the workshop "Generative power of learning through disaster revitalization practices
3.	2016/11 ～ 2016/11	Lecture about "Systems and Styles of Participatory Learning: Based on Volunteering and Service Learning" at International Education & Exchange Center Department, Nagoya University
4.	2016/03 ～ 2016/03	Case introduction "The future of Service Learning in Japan from the Perspective of Community Contribution: Focusing on the Process of Learning" at the 21st Kyoto FD Seminar (with Ayumi Takahashi)
5.	2015/08 ～ 2015/08	Lecture about "System and style of learning to cultivate democratic citizenship" at the Institute for Development of Higher Education, Kinki Branch Seminar (with Ryota Mori)
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●Other Special Instructions about Teaching Activities

1.	2017/08 ～ 2017/08	Program designing and evaluation at the 9th Hokkaido High School Student Nature Environment Meeting
2.	2016/08 ～ 2016/08	Program designing at the 9th Hokkaido High School Student Nature Environment Meeting
3.	2016/04 ～ 2017/03	Planning Committee Member of 22nd Faculty Development Forum by The Consortium of Universities in Kyoto
4.	2015/08 ～ 2015/08	Program designing at the 8th Hokkaido High School Student Nature Environment Meeting
5.	2014/05 ～ 2014/05	Lecture about "Learning and thinking on a global scale, act from the ground at Ritsumeikan" for second grade students of Hatsushiba Ritsumeikan Senior High School
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