About this Project

Child Reserch Network Asia (CRNA)

About this Project

Child Research Net (CRN) has held ten conferences under the "Child Science Exchange Program in East Asia", providing an arena of discussion to researchers involved in Child Science in East Asia, such as Japan, Mainland China, Taiwan, and South Korea.
Celebrating our 20th anniversary, we have launched the "Child Research Network Asia (CRNA)" in search for solutions to various issues involving children in Asia.

Philosophy

Solve children's issues in Asia initiating from the standpoint of Child Science.
Build a network of connections based in Asia, through which Child Science specialists from each country can hold discussions.

Targeted Countries and Regions

Japan, Mainland China, India, Indonesia, South Korea, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand

Activities

[1] Host "International Conferences" on issues involving children in Asia (planned annually).
[2] Report current situation and issues of targeted Asian countries based on the topics discussed in the above "International Conferences" (multilingual publication).

Organization

President Emeritus
Japan	Noboru Kobayashi (CRN Honorary Director; Professor Emeritus, The University of Tokyo)
Presidents
Japan	Yoichi Sakakihara (CRN Director; Professor Emeritus, Ochanomizu University)
Mainland China	Jiaxiong Zhu (Professor Emeritus, East China Normal University)
Board Members from Countries and Regions in Asia
Japan	Miwako Hoshi (Professor Emerita, Jumonji University) Sachiko Kitano (Professor, Kobe University Graduate School) Tomomi Sato (Professor, Aichi Shukutoku University) Hajime Ishiyama (General Manager of Shanghai Children's Epoch Benesse Culture Development Co., Ltd.) Akinori Tazume (Director of Kids & Family Business Company Strategy Division, Benesse Corporation) Yuki Nozawa (General Manager of the Benesse Educational Research and Development Institute)
Mainland China	Nianli Zhou (Professor, East China Normal University)
Indonesia	Sofia Hartati (Dean, Faculty of Education, State University of Jakarta) Fasli Jalal (Rector, Yarsi University)
Malaysia	Poh Tin Tan (Pediatrician, Tan Specialist Child and Family Clinic) Aminah binti Ayob (Professor Emerita, Sultan Idris Education University)
Philippines	Thelma Mingoa (Assistant professor, Department of Educational Leadership and Management, De La Salle University)
Singapore	Christine Chen (President, Association for Early Childhood Educators (Singapore))
Taiwan	Shih-Tsung Chang (President, International Play Association-Taiwan branch (IPAT)) Fu Tsai Hung (Professor, National Taipei University of Education)
Thailand	Anannit Visudtibhan (President, Child Neurology Association (Thailand)) Sasilak Khayankij (Associate professor in early childhood education, Faculty of Education, Chulalongkorn University)

Secretariat

Child Research Net (CRN)
c/o Benesse Educational Research and Development Institute (BERD)
1-34, Ochiai, Tama-shi, Tokyo, 206-0033, Japan