Research Interest:
- Education Economics, Education Finance, Education Policy and Planning, Access and Quality of Basic Education, Education for Sustainability, Lifelong learning, Development.
Education
- PhD, Kobe University, Japan (September, 2020)
- Master of Business Administration, Doshisha University, Japan (September, 2017)
- Research student at Kyoto University of Education, Japan (April, 2014-March, 2015)
- Research Student at Kyoto University International Center, Japan (October, 2013-March, 2014)
- Bachelor of Arts in Anglophones Studies, Ouagadougou University, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (June, 2006)
Experiences
- Research Fellow, Graduate School of International Cooperation Studies, Kobe University, Japan (October, 2020 – Present)
- Part-time Lecturer at Kwansei Gakuin University, School of Human Welfare Studies, Japan (April, 2020 – Present)
- Assistant Language Teacher at Kyoto University of Education attached Momoyama Elementary and Junior High Schools, Japan (April, 2015 – Present)
- English Instructor at New Dawn University, Burkina Faso (November, 2012- September, 2013)
- School Principal at Zomkalga Junior High School, Burkina Faso (August, 2010 – September, 2013)
- English Teacher at Lycee Departemental de Seguenega, Burkina Faso (October, 2007 – July, 2010)
Publications/Written papers
- Sanfo, J.M.B. and K. Ogawa, “Explaining the Rural-urban Learning Achievements Gap in Ethiopian Primary Education: A Re-centered Influence Function Decomposition using Young Lives Data”, Education Economics (forthcoming) (E)
- Truong, T.H., K. Ogawa, J.M.B. Sanfo, “Educational Expansion and the Economic Value of Education in Vietnam: An Instrument-free Analysis”, International Journal of Educational Research Open, Vol. 2, No. 2., pp. 1-10, 2021.(E)
- Sanfo, M. B. J. (2020). A Three-level Hierarchical Linear Model Analysis of the Effect of School Principals’ Factors on Primary School Students’ Learning Achievements in Burkina Faso. International Journal of Educational Research, 100 (2000), 1-11.
- Sanfo, M. B. J. (2020). Leaving no Place Behind: Community Participation and Primary School Students’ Learning Achievements in Burkina Faso’s Small-Scale Gold Mining Communities. International Journal of Educational Research Open (In press)
- Sanfo M.B. J. (2019). Cross-Sectional Analysis of the Determinants of Education Demand in Small-Scale Gold Mining Communities in Burkina Faso. Journal of Education and Practice, 10 (12), 119 – 131.
- Sanfo, J.M.B. (2017). Public Private Partnership for Sustainable Municipal Waste Management in Developing Countries: Applicability Testing for the Case of Municipal Waste Management in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, Master Thesis at Doshisha University, Japan.
- Sanfo, J. M.B. (2015). Comparative Study on the Role of Principal in School Management and the System of Principal Training between Japan and Burkina Faso, Research Report at Kyoto University of Education, Japan.
Academic Associations：
- Africa Educational Research Forum (AERF)
- Comparative and International Education Society (CIES)
- International Education Development Forum (IEDF)
- Japan Society for Africa Educational Research (JSAER)
- Japan Society for Afrasian Studies (JSAS)
- Japan Society for International Development (JASID)
Academic Conference Presentations：
- Sanfo, M. B. J. “Leaving No Place Behind: Community Participation and Primary School Students’ Learning Achievements in Burkina Faso’s Small-Scale Gold Mining Communities”. Paper accepted to present at the International Conference on Arts, Education and Social Science (ICAES), Chicago, United States of America, December 2019.
- Sanfo, M. B. J. “Examining Effect of Family and School Factors on Primary School Students’ Learning Achievements in Burkina Faso: Focused on Gold Mining Areas”. Paper presented at the Joint International Conference of the Japan Society for International Development (JASID) and the Japan Association for Human Security Studies (JAHSS), Tokyo, Japan, November 2019.
- Sanfo, M. B. J. “A Three-level Hierarchical Linear Model Analysis of the Effect of School Principals’ Factors on Primary School Students’ Learning Achievements in Burkina Faso”. Paper presented at the 24th Conference of Japan Society for Africa Educational Research Conference, Miyazaki University, Japan, October 2019.
- Sanfo, M. B. J. “The Effect of Family Factors on Students’ Learning Achievements in Burkina Faso’s Primary Education: Focused on Gold Mining Areas”. Paper presented at the Japan Society of Afrasian Studies 2nd conference, the University of Tokyo, Japan, July 2019.
- Sanfo, M. B. J. “Youth and the SDGs 2030: Strengthening Implementation and Follow-up Strategies” from an education perspective. Speaker at the Consortium of Universities in Hyogo (CUH) in partnership with African Union Students in Diaspora (AUSD) Conference, July 2019.
- Sanfo, M.B. J. “Examining the Effect of Family and Community Factors on Learning Achievements of Students from Gold Mining Areas in Burkina Faso’s Primary Education” Paper presented at The 22nd Africa Educational Research Forum, FukuiUniversity, Japan, November 2018
- Sanfo, M.B. J. “Examining the Effect of Family and Community Factors on Learning Achievements of Students from Gold Mining Areas in Burkina Faso’s Primary Education”. Poster presentation at the 29th Annual Conference of the Japan Society for International Development (JASID) Annual conference, Tsukuba University, Japan, November 2018.
- Sanfo, M.B. J. “Examining the Effect of Family and Community Factors on Learning Achievements of Students from Gold Mining Areas in Burkina Faso’s Primary Education”. Paper presented at The 15thInternational Education Development Forum (IEDF), Kobe University, Japan, November 2018.
- Sanfo, M.B. J. “Examining the Effect of Family and Community Factors on Learning Achievements of Students from Gold Mining Areas in Burkina Faso’s Primary Education” Paper presented at Hong Kong International Conference on Education, Psychology and Society (HKICEPS), Hong Kong, December 2018.
- Sanfo, M.B. J. “The Effect of Family Factors on Students’ Learning Achievements in Burkina Faso’s Primary Education: Focused on Gold Mining Areas” Paper presented at the 23rd Africa Educational Research Forum, International Christian University, Japan, April 2019.
Language/ Skills
- French (Native), English (Fluent), Japanese (Business)
- Stata, Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
Awards
- Excellent Research Presentation Award at the 24th Conference of Japan Society for Africa Educational Research Conference, (October, 2019)
- Honjo International Scholarship for Foreign Students in Japan, (April, 2018 – September, 2020)
- Japanese Ministry of Education, (MEXT) Scholarship, (October, 2013-March, 2015)
- US Department of State E-teacher scholarship program at University of Maryland Baltimore County, Maryland, USA, (August, 2011)
Message to Potential Candidates to Ogawa Seminar
I have the honor of studying under Professor Ogawa and have many students around me as peers. There is friendliness among students and between students and our supervisor. I have learned how to be proactive, and I am always eager to improve, with clear goals I have set for myself. In Ogawa Seminar, we help each other, even though we are busy on our own tasks. We have the support of guidance of Ogawa sensei, and it is always encouraging to feel it.
For potential candidates, I have no doubt that you will be involved in a lot of academic and social activities, you will feel at home, and you will be in a very good environment throughout your studies and beyond.
