KURODA Joan Mcginley

Researcher Information

Degree

• Bachelor of Arts（1989/06 University of California at Santa Barbara）
• Master of Business Administration（1999/12 University of Hawaii at Manoa）
• Master of Education（2015/03 Hyogo University of Teacher Education）

J-Global ID

• 201901019803678101

Research Areas

• Humanities & social sciences / Foreign language education

Education

•        - 2015/03  Hyogo University of Teacher Education
•        - 1999/12  University of Hawaii at Manoa  Japan Focus Business Administration Course
•        - 1989/06  University of California at Santa Barbara  Asian Studies

Published Papers

• Reflective Practice: How Learner Reflections Facilitate Teacher Development

  Joan M. Kuroda

  PanSIG Journal 2023 2024/05 [Refereed]
  
• Using Storytelling to Teach Language Skills

  Joan M. Kuroda

  Lao TESOL Conference Proceedings Selected Papers (2016 - 2017) 151 - 153 2018/01 [Refereed]
  
• Teacher Development Through Reflective Practice: Making Connections

  Joan M. Kuroda

  Lao TESOL Conference Proceedings Selected Papers (2016-2017) 124 - 128 2018/01 [Refereed]
  
• Transformative Learning in the Foreign Language Classroom : Connecting the Past with the Future Through the History of the Atomic Bomb

  KURODA Joan M.

  Kwansei Gakuin University Humanities Review Kwansei Gakuin University 22 81 - 90 1342-8853 2017
• Understanding Experiences in the Classroom: A Qualitative Analysis of Teacher and Learner Reflections in a Japanese University Foreign Language Course

  KURODA JOAN; MCGINLEY

  2016/03
• How the intersubjectivity of teacher and learner reflections contributes to transformative learning experiences (Current Issues and New Thoughts on Reflective Practice)

  Kuroda Joan M.

  神戸市外国語大学外国学研究所研究年報 神戸市外国語大学外国学研究所 (53) 159 - 186 0454-1073 2016

Conference Activities & Talks

• Service Learning and Creative Writing with Reluctant EFL Learners

  Teachers Helping Teachers (THT) Kyrgyz Republic 2025  2025/09
• Creating Choose-Your-Own Adventure Books with Children

  Joan M. Kuroda

  Teachers Helping Teachers (THT) Kyrgyz Republic 2025  2025/09
• Empowering Educators: Reflective Practice for Well-Being, Autonomy and Growth

  Joan Kuroda

  Teachers Helping Teachers (THT) Kyrgyz Republic 2025  2025/09
• Developing Teacher Autonomy Through Reflective Practices: Intersubjectivity and Communication  [Not invited]

  Joan M. Kuroda

  PanSIG 2025 Conference  2025/05
• Developing Reflective Practices in Study Groups: A Case Study  [Not invited]

  Joan Kuroda

  21st Annual CamTESOL Conference  2025/02
• Practicing Reflection in The Classroom: The Process of Meaning Making For Teacher Well-Being  [Invited]

  Joan M. Kuroda

  Korea TESOL Dajeon-Chungcheon Chapter November Symposium Reflective Practice: Looking Back Moving Forward  2024/11
• Beyond The Classroom: Cultivating Reflective Practice in Study Groups  [Invited]

  Joan M. Kuroda

  Korea TESOL Dajeon-Chungcheon Chapter November Symposium Reflective Practice: Looking Back Moving Forward  2024/11
• Reflective Practice and Phenomenological Writing to Explore the Meaning of Lived Experiences  [Not invited]

  Joan M. Kuroda

  58th RELC International Conference  2024/03
• Reflective Practice: How Learner Reflections Facilitate Teacher Development  [Not invited]

  Joan M. Kuroda

  JALT PanSIG Conference 2023  2023/05
• Reflective Practice in the Online Teaching Context  [Invited]

  Joan M.Kuroda

  Asian Conference for Innovation in Education  2022/03
• Implementing Spectrum-scaled Assessment into EFL Courses: An Action Research Project

  Craig Gamble; Joan Kuroda

  TESOL 2019 International Convention & English Language Expo  2019/03
• Phenomenological Approach to Reflective Practice: Examining the Internal Struggle of Teachers

  Joan Kuroda; Craig Gamble

  TESOL 2019 International Convention & English Language Expo  2019/03
• Implementing Spectrum-scaled Assessment Grids into EFL University Courses: Initial Reflection on an Action Research Project

  Craig Gamble; Joan M. Kuroda

  The 39th Thailand TESOL Conference 2019  2019/01
• Shift of Teacher Beliefs Through Community Web-Journals: Case Studies from the Phenomenological Perspective

  Ken Tamai, Joan M. Kuroda

  53rd International RELC Conference  2018/03
• Challenging Teacher Beliefs Through Reflective Practice: A Phenomenological Case Study

  Joan Kuroda; Ken Tamai

  53rd International RELC Conference  2018/03
• Gaining Insight into the Classroom through Reflective Practice  [Invited]

  Joan M. Kuroda

  JALT Hiroshima Chapter  2018/02
• The Road Not Taken: My Journey from Entertainer to Teacher

  Joan M. Kuroda

  EFL Teacher Journey 2017 Conference  2017/06
• Teacher Development Through Reflective Practice  [Not invited]

  Joan M. Kuroda

  14th Annual Lao TESOL Conference  2017/02
• Using Storytelling to Teach Language Skills  [Not invited]

  Joan M. Kuroda

  14th Annual Lao TESOL Conference  2017/02
• Teaching Oral Fluency with Songs

  Joan M. Kuroda

  13th Annual CamTESOL Conference  2017/02
• A Prosody Primer...and Singing

  Joan M. Kuroda

  Annual Research Forum of the Language Center  2017/02
• Reflective Practice: Exploring Teacher Beliefs and Classroom Practice  [Invited]

  Joan M. Kuroda

  SIETAR Kansai and JALT Osaka and Kyoto January Joint Meeting  2017/01
• Transformative Experiences of ASEAN Professionals

  Chris Ruddenklau; Donna Fujimoto; Joan M. Kuroda

  JALT 2016: Transformation in Education  2016/11
• Discovering 'Truth' Through Reflective Practice

  Joan M. Kuroda

  JALT PanSIG Conference 2015  2015/05
• Reflective Practice: Communicating with Your Students  [Not invited]

  Joan M. Kuroda

  The 12th Annual Lao TESOL Conference 2015  2015/02
• Experiential Learning and Teaching Reading through Group Presentations  [Not invited]

  Joan M. Kuroda

  The 12th Annual Lao TESOL Conference 2015  2015/02
• Communicative Language Teaching and Cultural Sensitivity: Teaching Culture Implicitly

  Joan M. Kuroda

  SUMMER SEMINAR 2013: Conference on Language Teaching & Learning  2013/07
• Taking the Torture Out of TOEIC Preparation

  Joan M. Kuroda; Michael Parrish

  SUMMER SEMINAR 2012: KUIS 11th Conference on Language Teaching and Learning  2013/07

MISC

• Engaging Japanese Pre-Service Teachers in EFL Through Creative Writing and Service Learning : Lessons from a Book Project

  Kuroda Joan McGinley  67-  105  -113  2025/09
• Improvement and Development of STEAM Education Courses in Teacher Training Programs : A Trial Implementation at Hyogo University of Teacher Education in Academic Year 2024

  NAGATA Tomoko; YAMASHITA Yoshifumi; KATO Hisae; HADA Jun; KAKIUCHI Keizo; KOBAYASHI Yuko; YAMAMOTO Masaya; IWASAKI Ryoichi; MORIYAMA Jun  兵庫教育大学研究紀要  67-  1  -12  2025/09
• Hinduism in Bali and Jnana Buda Siwa Practice Program Report

  Joan Kuroda; Amanda Gillis-Furutaka  SIETAR Japan Annual Newsletter Spring 2024  27  -28  2024
• Why Teachers and Linguists Must Change Our Mindsets: Towards a Transdisciplinary and Translingual Approach Program Report

  Joan Kuroda  SIETAR Japan Annual Newsletter Spring 2022  42  -43  2022
• Hell is a Place on Earth: Feeling and Managing Ghosts in Contemporary Osorezan (Aomori) and Kyoto Program Report

  Joan M. Kuroda  SIETAR Japan Annual Newsletter Spring 2021  32  -33  2021
• The Pragmatics SIGs Impact on PanSIG 2015

  Ellen Rettig; Joan Kuroda; Kumiko Kizu  Pragmatics Matters  45-  17  -18  2015
• Laos with Children

  Joan M. Kuroda  Laos 2015  8  -9  2015  [Invited]
  
• Communicative Language Teaching and Cultural Sensitivity: Teaching Culture Implicitly

  Joan Kuroda  コミュニケーション研究叢書  12-  63  -64  2014/03
• Taking the Torture Out of TOEIC Preparation

  Joan M. Kuroda; Michael Parrish  コミュニケーション研究叢書  11-  55  -56  2013/03
• Homeschooling in Japan: The Journey Begins

  Joan Kuroda  バイリンガル通信  15-  (2)  22  -25  2006/06  [Invited]
  
• The Language Dilemma

  Joan Kuroda  バイリンガル通信  14-  (1)  19  -21  2005/03  [Invited]
  

Other link

researchmap

https://researchmap.jp/joanmkuroda