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YAMAHIRA YOSHIMI

Department / Course College of Sport and Health Science Department of Sport and Health Science

Title / Position Associate Professor

Other Affiliations
1.	Graduate School of Sport and Health Science

Academic background
1.	2018/04/01～2021/03/31	Graduate School of Education │ Hiroshima University │ Completed PhD (Education)
2.	2010/04/01～2012/03/31	Graduate School Budo and Sports Research Course │ International Budo University │ Completed
3.	2003/04/01～2007/03/31	│ International Budo University │ Graduated

Business career
1.	2024/04/01 ～	Associate Professor │ College of Sport and Health Science │ Ritsumeikan University
2.	2021/04/01 ～ 2024/03/31	│ Faculty of International Studies │ Hiroshima City University
3.	2012/04/01 ～ 2021/03/31	│ Faculty of Physical Education │ International Budo University

Committee and society
1.	2025/04/01 ～	Japan Society of Physical Education, Health and Sport Sciences Editor, Japan Journal of Physical Education, Health and Sport Sciences
2.	2024/09 ～	Section of International Health and Sport Studies, Japan Society of Physical Exercise and Sport Science Administrator and Deputy secretary-general
3.	2024/04 ～	Japan Curriculum Research and Development Association Editor, The Bulletin of Japanese Curriculum Research and Development
4.	2023/10 ～ 2024/03	Section of International Health and Sport Studies, Japan Society of Physical Exercise and Sport Science Editor and Editorial Office, Sport and Development
5.	2021/10 ～	Section of International Health and Sport Studies, Japan Society of Physical Exercise and Sport Science Editor, Sport and Development
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Research activities
1.	2024/04 ～	Kyoto and Shiga Society of Physical Education, Health and Sport Sciences
2.	2022/09 ～	Japan Society of Sport Sociology
3.	2020/05 ～	The International Society of Volunteer Studies
4.	2020/05 ～	The Japan Society For International Development
5.	2018/04 ～	Japanese Society of Sport Education
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Research summary
I conduct regular fieldwork in the field of physical education and sport in Cambodia. My research focuses on understanding the current situation of teacher training and physical education in schools in Cambodia. I also engage in research on Physical Education Lesson Study(PELS) in other countries. I am also interested in research on International Development through Sport, Sport and Development as well as Sport for Development and Peace.

Present specialized field
Sports sciences, Physical education, and physical and health education, Education on school subjects and primary/secondary education (Keyword：International Development and Peace through Sport,Sport and Development,Sport Pedagogy, Physical Education)

Papers
1.	2025/03/31	A case study of physical activity awareness among Chinese college/university students: Comparing physical education major and non-physical education major students in Yunnan Province │ Journal of Sport and Development │ 4,pp.1-12
2.	2025/03/31	A case study of university students’ perceptions of coeducational physical education classes at the high school stage │ Journal of Sport and Development │ 4,pp.13-20
3.	2025/03/31	A case study on a physical education lesson study trial workshop in Cambodia │ Journal of Sport and Development │ 4,pp.21-30
4.	2025/03/21	“Sport for Development” for indigenous peoples in Australia │ Bulletin of Institute of Sports and Health Science, Ritsumeikan University │ 2,pp.11-19
5.	2025/03/21	Educational practice on an outdoor dducation program for university students 1st report: Consideration of psychological and educational effects │ Bulletin of Institute of Sports and Health Science, Ritsumeikan University │ 2,pp.3-10
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Academic conference presentation
1.	2025/03/03	A case study on a physical education lesson study trial workshop in Cambodia
2.	2025/03/03	Trends in pedagogy of physical education research in Japan: For the 10-year period from 2015 to 2024
3.	2024/12/13	Impact of integrated theoretical and practical physical education classes on college and university students' sports consciousness: A case study in Jiangsu province, China
4.	2023/10/12	Teachers’ collaboration in lesson study in Cambodian secondary schools: The involvement of secondary physical education teachers
5.	2023/10/12	Why do pre-service teachers choose to become physical education teachers?: Cambodian physical education pre-service teacher’s motivation
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Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research -KAKENHI-
1.	2025/04/01 ～ 2029/03/31	Establishing a Japanese-Style Physical Education Teacher-Training System in Developing Countries through Lesson Study │ Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research(B)
2.	2023/04 ～ 2027/03	Construction of a teacher education platform linking theory and practice with physical education lesson study │ Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research(B)
3.	2022/04 ～ 2026/03	Lesson study for improving the quality of teaching and physical education classes in Provincial Teacher Training College in Cambodia │ Early-Career Scientists
4.	2021/04 ～ 2024/03	International comparative study on the policy of "Sport for Development and Peace" │ Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research(C)
5.	2017/04 ～ 2023/03	A model for teaching physical education in primary schools in Cambodia using open educational resources │ Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)

Activity in society
1.	2022/12 ～ 2023/03	JICA "Sport and Development" Knowledge Management Network
2.	2022/09/20 ～ 2022/09/22	JICA Partnership Program: The Project on “Physical Education for All” in Cambodia (Learning Quality Physical Education from Primary school to Upper Secondary school)
3.	2020/06/26 ～ 2021/03/31	External collaborator for the "Capacity Building Support for Physical Education Teachers in Peru," a project commissioned by the Japan Sport Council (JSC): Sport for Tomorrow Project

researchmap Researcher code
R000016584

External Researcher ID
ORCID ID
0000-0002-7053-939X