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    Gumiko Monobe

    Dr. Gumiko Monobe

    Associate Professor
    Campus:
    Kent
    Contact Information
    Email:
    gmonobe@kent.edu
    Phone:
    330-672-2580
    Fax:
    330-672-3246

    Biography

    I am an Associate Professor in the School of Teaching, Learning, and Curriculum Studies at Kent State University.  I am originally from Japan and earned a B.A. with 1st - 6th grade teaching licensure in Elementary Education in the Education Department, Yokohama National University, Japan. I also attended Tamagawa University for my Pre-K teaching licensure.  After teaching in mostly Pre-K settings in Japan over 8 years, I decided to come to the United States to continue my education.  I received my M.A. and Ph.D. degrees from the Ohio State University. Meanwhile, I taught in varied settings including teaching as a University Field Experience Supervisor in the Early Childhood M.Ed. Program, an instructor for some courses including Introduction to Children’s Literature, in the Ohio State University, and a 6th grade classroom teacher in a local Japanese Saturday School. My research interests are focused on the population of children and their families, and teachers from diverse backgrounds, especially immigrant-ELL populations in and outside of school contexts. I find how the children and adults from diverse backgrounds develop their voices fascinating. I am also interested in their development of multiple identities and agency in the intersections of varied social aspects such as cultures, languages, societies, and nations.  I believe this is important to study in order to explore and co-create better educational environments and pedagogies for all children. I use qualitative research epistemologies and methodologies such as narrative inquiry. I am also interested in critical literacy and critically engaged learning using multicultural/international children’s literature and drama in teaching and research.

    Education

    B.A. in Elementary Education, Yokohama National University, Japan, and
    M.A., Ph.D, The Ohio State University

    Expertise

    Immigrant children
    Children of immigrants
    ELL
    ESL
    Literacy
    Language and literacy identity
    Diversity
    Multicultural Education
    Asian-American
    Children their families and teachers from diverse backgrounds especially immigrant-ELL populations in and outside of school contexts
    The development of multiple identities and agency in the intersections of varied social aspects such as cultures languages societies and nations
    Critical literacy and critically engaged learning using multicultural/international children's literature and drama in teaching and research

    Documents

    PDF icon G Monobe_CV 2024.pdf
    School of Teaching, Learning and Curriculum Studies
    College of Education, Health and Human Services

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    330-672-2580 gkambere@kent.edu
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