Learning of Tomorrow [May 18 Event] “School Refusal at an All-Time High: What Is Needed in Schools Today” This week’s Learning of Tomorrow Online Symposium will feature Dr. Tamaki Saito, a psychiatrist and professor of social psychiatry at the University of Tsukuba’s Faculty of Medicine and Medical Sciences, as our guest speaker. The symposium will focus on the theme “School Refusal at an All-Time High: What Is Needed in Schools Today.”
We are pleased to welcome Dr. Tamaki Saito, a leading expert on “hikikomori” and a member of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology’s Advisory Committee on Research into School Refusal, to speak about the reasons behind the continuing rise in school refusal and the measures now needed to support these children. We hope you will join us.
https://lot.or.jp/report/8639/
Professor, Keio University; Ph.D. (Policy and Media)
Director, B Lab
Chairperson, Learning of Tomorrow (General Incorporated Association)
Chairperson, CANVAS
After graduating from the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Tokyo, he served as a visiting researcher at the MIT Media Lab before founding the NPO CANVAS and the Learning of Tomorrow Association, a General Incorporated Association, and assuming the role of representative. He serves as an outside director for Matsuya Co., Ltd., Fuji Media Holdings, Inc., and Digital Garage, Inc.
He has served on various government committees, including the Information and Communications Council of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, as well as the NHK Central Broadcasting Program Council. He also serves as a director of the Digital Signage Consortium, among other roles. He holds a Ph.D. in Policy and Media.
His publications include *Turning On Children’s Creativity!*, *What Are Smart Kids Doing on Their Smartphones?*, *The Forefront of Online Education in Japan: Considering Learning in the Post-COVID Era*,“What Is Programming Education? 45 Questions Parents Want to Know,” and “Declaration on Digital Education.” He has also provided supervision for numerous works, including “Ah, I See! Programming Education for Parents and Children Through Manga.”
