Kako Koshino

  • General Education

    Adjunct Assistant Professor

    Programs
    • Undergraduate

Areas of Expertise

Race, Gender and Representations in Society, Intersectionality and Social Contexts of Education, Critical Asian Studies, Inquiry-Based Learning  

Research

Professor Koshino’s work as a teacher and an educational researcher mostly centers on the complex dimensions of human development and growth in an increasingly globalized, non-linear world. Her pedagogical philosophy is centered around the intersectionality of identity theory inclusive of race, ethnicity, socioeconomics, gender, sexual identity, nationality, language, immigrant experience, and other socially-constructed markers in an increasingly complex world where human mobility, economic crises, and information transaction continue to impact us. Related theoretical concerns are identity, representation, and the production of meaning.

Representative Publications

  • Koshino, K. (2022). Rediscovering the Conflict Zone: Can the subaltern redefine the theory? The International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education. Special Issue on "For Us, By Us: Rooting Critical Whiteness Studies in Color", 35(7), 775-779.
  • Koshino, K. (2021). Reimagining "American Culture": Japanese college students read the world of Chicanx at the juncture of a paradigm shift. International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education.
  • Koshino, K. (2019). Tempted by Whiteness?: Linguistic capital and higher education in Japan. The Journal of Educational Foundations. 32, 49-71.
  • Koshino, K. (2019). Cultural Diversity and Society. In H. Kato (Ed.), Redefining Japan's location within the international community (pp. 232-243). Tokyo: Chikura Publishing House.
  • Koshino, K. (2016). Campus climate and experiences of students of color in a Midwestern college. In F. Tuitt, C. Haynes, & S. Stewart (Eds.), Race, equity and the learning environment: The global relevance of critical and inclusive pedagogies in higher education (pp. 98-111). Virginia: Stylus Publishing.
  • Koshino, K. (2015). Race and identity: Three case studies on Vietnamese American men's experiences. The Journal of Behavioral and Social Sciences. 2,102-112.
  • Ozaki, N., & Koshino, K. (2008). Parental involvement and immigrants: Suggestions for future teacher education. The international Journal of Humanities. 6(1), 99-104. 

Education

  • PhD, Indiana University Bloomington 
  • MEd, University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Professional Associations

  • American Educational Research Association
  • American Studies Association
  • Association for Asian American Studies