BA/BS in Educational Development

Educational Development is a department in the Faculty of Education at Kobe Shoin Women's University. The page notes that recruitment for it stops with the 2027 academic year. It prepares students for several qualifications, namely childcare worker, kindergarten teacher and elementary school teacher. Students split into specialisations from the second year, and study covers teaching methods, bullying, school non-attendance, support for children with developmental needs and for foreign families. Attachment theory is used to understand children's minds across infancy and childhood. Practice takes place in simulated classrooms with digital equipment, and an affiliated certified childcare centre and a campus family space give regular contact with children. Graduates work as childcare workers, teachers and in other child-related roles. The department page also links to its curriculum and growth model, graduate and student voices, qualification and career information, and staff profiles for prospective applicants to review.