Makiko Nakamuro
Biographic Data
| ID | 367719 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Makiko Nakamuro |
| GIVEN NAMES | Makiko |
| FAMILY NAME | Nakamuro |
| SIGNATURE | NAKAMURO M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Keio University Shonan Fujisawa |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8428-8512 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 24 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Improving Ecec Quality Through an Ecers-3–Based Professional Development Program: Evidence from a Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial in Japan
There is a pressing need for professional development (PD) programs in early childhood education and care (ECEC) that address teachers’ challenges and enhance ECEC quality. This study evaluated the effectiveness of a brief, efficient PD program using a cluster randomized controlled trial in Japan. Twenty classes ( N = 20) of 5-year-olds from three kindergartens and 14 accredited childcare centers in a single city in the Tokyo metropolitan area we…
Synergistic effects of nudges and boosts in environmental education: Evidence from a field experiment
The effect of silent eating during school lunchtime on Covid-19 outbreaks
Silent eating-no talking during mealtimes-has been used as a measure to reduce the spread of the COVID-19 infection because the emission of droplets during conversations has been considered a risk factor for spreading the virus. Japan implemented silent eating during school lunchtimes in May 2020, and it remained in effect until November 2022. However, concerns have been raised regarding its potential negative effects on children's well-being and…
Effects of class-size reduction on cognitive and non-cognitive skills
Negative Assimilation: How Immigrants Experience Economic Mobility in Japan
This paper examines the economic mobility of foreign migrants in Japan. In a country that is largely regarded as homogeneous and closed to outsiders, how and to what extent do immigrants achieve economic success? A survey conducted by the authors revealed that the conventional assimilationist perspective does not fully explain immigrants’ economic success in Japan. Migrants from the West experience what Chiswick and Miller (2011) refer to as “neg…
Emerging inequality in effort: A longitudinal investigation of parental involvement and early elementary school-aged children's learning time in Japan
School attendance and migrant remittances in transition economies: The case of Albania and Tajikistan
Millions of households in transition economies, such as Albania and Tajikistan, receive financial support from family members who work overseas. Remittances received in this fashion are becoming an increasingly important source of financing for these economies. The research question of this article is: do growing remittances in the transition economies lead to greater schooling among the school-aged children of the households receiving remittance…
Negative Assimilation: How Immigrants Experience Economic Mobility in Japan
This paper examines the economic mobility of foreign migrants in Japan. In a country that is largely regarded as homogeneous and closed to outsiders, how and to what extent do immigrants achieve economic success? A survey conducted by the authors revealed that the conventional assimilationist perspective does not fully explain immigrants’ economic success in Japan. Migrants from the West experience what Chiswick and Miller (2011) refer to as “neg…
Emerging inequality in effort: A longitudinal investigation of parental involvement and early elementary school-aged children's learning time in Japan
School attendance and migrant remittances in transition economies: The case of Albania and Tajikistan
Millions of households in transition economies, such as Albania and Tajikistan, receive financial support from family members who work overseas. Remittances received in this fashion are becoming an increasingly important source of financing for these economies. The research question of this article is: do growing remittances in the transition economies lead to greater schooling among the school-aged children of the households receiving remittance…
Synergistic effects of nudges and boosts in environmental education: Evidence from a field experiment
School attendance and migrant remittances in transition economies: The case of Albania and Tajikistan
Millions of households in transition economies, such as Albania and Tajikistan, receive financial support from family members who work overseas. Remittances received in this fashion are becoming an increasingly important source of financing for these economies. The research question of this article is: do growing remittances in the transition economies lead to greater schooling among the school-aged children of the households receiving remittance…
Emerging inequality in effort: A longitudinal investigation of parental involvement and early elementary school-aged children's learning time in Japan
Negative Assimilation: How Immigrants Experience Economic Mobility in Japan
This paper examines the economic mobility of foreign migrants in Japan. In a country that is largely regarded as homogeneous and closed to outsiders, how and to what extent do immigrants achieve economic success? A survey conducted by the authors revealed that the conventional assimilationist perspective does not fully explain immigrants’ economic success in Japan. Migrants from the West experience what Chiswick and Miller (2011) refer to as “neg…
Effects of class-size reduction on cognitive and non-cognitive skills
Synergistic effects of nudges and boosts in environmental education: Evidence from a field experiment
The effect of silent eating during school lunchtime on Covid-19 outbreaks
Silent eating-no talking during mealtimes-has been used as a measure to reduce the spread of the COVID-19 infection because the emission of droplets during conversations has been considered a risk factor for spreading the virus. Japan implemented silent eating during school lunchtimes in May 2020, and it remained in effect until November 2022. However, concerns have been raised regarding its potential negative effects on children's well-being and…
Improving Ecec Quality Through an Ecers-3–Based Professional Development Program: Evidence from a Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial in Japan
There is a pressing need for professional development (PD) programs in early childhood education and care (ECEC) that address teachers’ challenges and enhance ECEC quality. This study evaluated the effectiveness of a brief, efficient PD program using a cluster randomized controlled trial in Japan. Twenty classes ( N = 20) of 5-year-olds from three kindergartens and 14 accredited childcare centers in a single city in the Tokyo metropolitan area we…
Economics (5 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Demographic economics (3 works) · Mathematics (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Demography (2 works) · Development economics (2 works) · Economic growth (2 works) · Medicine (2 works) · Migration and Labor Dynamics (2 works)