- Degree：
Ph.D (Education), Nagoya University - Background：
-Specially Appointed Assistant Professor, Institute of the Advancement of Higher Education, Hokkaido University (2019-2023)
-Research Administrator, Institute of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Tsukuba (2023-2025)
-Research Fellow, Center for Transdisciplinary Research, Networking and Dialogue, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies (2025)
-Assistant Professor (non-tenure-track), Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies, Waseda University (2025.10-present)
Field of Specialization
Social Educaiton, Lifelong Learning, Educational Gerontology
Research Theme
Research about educational gerontology and social welfare for older adults at community level in China and Japan
Major Works / Publications / Awards
Major Works / Publications
- Qianran Wang. International Research Trends on the Death Café : Explore the Potential of Death Education from a Lifelong Learning Perspective. Japanese journal of adult and community education (61)-1, pp.37-48, 2025.7
- Suto Hidetsugu, Wang Qianran. A Mechanism of Customizing Learning Programs for Older Adults’ Lifelong Learning. New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education (182-183), pp.67-80,2024.6.
- Qianran Wang. A Study on Learning Activities for Single Elderly Persons in Urban Areas of China: A Case of “K Reading Group” in Pudong, Shanghai. Annual Report of Studies in Adult Education and Lifelong Learning, (35) 107-120, 2021.3
- Qianran Wang. The Situation and Issues of Bureau Collaboration in Public and Private Nursing Homes in China – Cases of “the collaboration of the elderly’s welfare and education” practice in Xuhui, Shanghai-. The Japanese Journal of Studies on Asian Education (14), pp. 9-20, 2020.11
- Qianran Wang. Japanese Social Education and Kominkan Practice: Focus on Residents’ Self-Learning in Community. NEW DIRECTIONS FOR ADULT AND CONTINUING EDUCATION-The Changing Vista of Adult and Lifelong Education in Asian Contexts: Theories and Practices from the East, pp.73-84, Wiley Publisher, 2019.6
Academic Societies / Service to Society
Academic Societies
- The Japan Society for the Study of Adult and Community Education
- Japan Socio-Gerontological Society
- Japan Society for Studies on Asian Education
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