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​Nobuo Sayanagi

Nobuo Sayanagi

[Affiliation]

Department of Human Sciences and Cultural Studies Faculty of Human Sciences and Cultural Studies

Graduate School Graduate school of Human Sciences Studies in Clinical Psychology

[job title]
Dean of Graduate school of Human Sciences, Director of the Library, Professor

[degree]
Ph.D. (Education)

profileDoctor of Education, Graduate School of Education, International Christian University
After working for a radio program production company, as a freelance translator and interpreter, and as a part-time lecturer at Meisei University and Jissen Women's University, she is now in her current position.

Affiliated academic societies, associations, committees, etc.Japanese Psychological Association
Japanese Society of Developmental Psychology
Japanese Society of Developmental Psychology, Social Motivation Research Division (Secretary-General, Director, and Journal Editor-in-Chief)
Japanese Society of Personality Psychology (Permanent Editorial Committee Member for the Journal)
Japanese Society of Social Psychology
Japan Society for Child Rearing (permanent director and general affairs division chief)
Japan Society for International Development
American Psychological Association

SpecializationMotivation Psychology
educational psychology
Developmental Psychology
Childcare support
International Development

Research content and themes of interestI am conducting research with the aim of "developing people by eliciting autonomous motivation." In addition to being involved in a program to train farmers in Africa in the field of development aid, I also support the "development" of parents and children through child-rearing support activities.

What makes the research interesting?◆ Motivation to help you improve your "duty" ◆
They say that a student's duty is to study. I don't really like this phrase, but it's true that students who have trouble studying can easily become maladjusted. Similarly, parents who are raising children can easily become maladjusted if they have trouble raising them, and it becomes a matter of life and death for farmers in developing countries if they cannot make a living from farming. My research interest is how to improve the efforts in each of these duties. Motivation is the key, but it is by no means a matter of pure feelings, such as guts. Research on motivation also involves thinking about how to create an environment in which an individual can fully demonstrate their abilities. I am looking for people to join me in research.

Main subjects・Developmental Psychology
・Psychological research methods
・Psychology in English

Achievements in social contribution and community cooperationPublications: "The Psychology of International Cooperation: Uncovering Voices from the Field" (editor and co-author) (Japan International Cooperation Agency)
“Empowerment Through Agency Enhancement: An Interdisciplinary Exploration” (co-author) (Palgrave Macmillan)
"Oxford Handbook of Self-Determination Theory" (co-author) (Oxford University Press)
Translated book: "Mona Lisa and Mathematics: Da Vinci's Art and Science" (Kagaku Dojin)
"Alex and I" (Hayakawa Bunko)
"Rethinking Motivation: Proposing the Concept of Competence" (Shinyosha)
Papers (External link):
　https://researchmap.jp/read0211328/published_papers
Social contribution activities: Commentator for YBS TV's "Childcare Diary" (2013-present)
Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Market-based Agriculture (SHEP) Capacity Building Training Instructor (2014-present)
Lecturer at the Fuefuki City Eiwa Childrearing Support Lectures (since 2015)

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