Geography Education Research Trends at the Commission of Geographical Education of the International Geographical Union in Relation to Research in Japan

Studies on educational practice and research overseas have been very popular in Japan, a nation with a centralized national curriculum system. In particular, in the social studies subject field, many studies have been conducted in geography education. However, much of this research has focused on the state of geography education in specific countries, like the United States, European countries, and Australia, or on introducing the Japanese...