The Center for Research, Training and Guidance in Educational Practice was founded in 1996. The center cooperates with rural communities and schools, and contributes to improving in-service teacher training programs. We apply contemporary measures to current educational practices, focusing on issues in students’ school and daily lives, and take an integrated approach to study and research. In addition, we study how to develop educational methods through our activities.

The center issues its own annual research journal, Research in Teaching Strategies and Learning Activities.

The Center for Research, Training and Guidance in Educational Practice was renamed the Center for Research and Development in Teacher Education on April 1, 2013.

The Faculty of Education at Chiba University has four attached schools:

• Elementary School
• Junior High School
• Kindergarten
• School for Special Needs Education (formerly known as the School for Mentally Handicapped Children)

These schools were established to achieve three purposes:

• Improve school curricula and educational methods,
• Provide research and guidance for teaching practice, and
• Establish educational institutions for public education.

The elementary school has 18 regular classes (3 classes in each grade from 1st to 6th) and 3 classes for Japanese students who have returned from abroad (1 class in each grade from 4th to 6th). The junior high school has 12 classes (4 classes in each grade from 1st to 3rd) and a total enrollment of around 45 Japanese students who have returned from abroad. The kindergarten has 5 classes for students from 3 to 5 years old. The School for Special Needs Education is divided into Elementary, Junior, and Senior Courses, and has 9 classes (3 classes in each course).

The elementary school, junior high school and kindergarten were established in 1951 and are located on the Nishi-Chiba Campus. The School for Special Needs Education, established in 1973, is located in Naganumahara, Inage-ku, Chiba City, about 7 km from the Nishi-Chiba Campus.

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