Research fields:
Evaluation research, public policy, social development
Research themes:
Evaluation and value creation, participatory evaluation, local governance and consensus building
Main books and papers:
◆“Handbook of Program Evaluation” (Joint editorship and authorship) Koyo shobo, 2020
◆“Practitioner-Based Empowerment Evaluation” (Joint editorship and authorship) Nippon Hyoron Sha, 2019
◆“Participatory Evaluation~evaluation practice for improvement and social transformation”（Joint editorship）Koyo shobo, 2016
◆“Practice of Theory Evaluation in Japanese Policy Evaluation Setting : Applicability of Practitioners Co-evaluation and Reflection Model” Review of Governance Studies No. 9, pp. 17-30, Meiji University Graduate School of Governance Studies, 2013）
◆“Evaluation in Collaboration with Local Government and Residents” Japanese Journal of Evaluation Studies, Vol. 11, No. 1, pp. 61-74, 2011
◆“Hyokaron wo Manabuhito no tame ni” (For Those Who Learn Evaluation Theory) (Joint authorship) Sekaishisosha, 2008
◆“Kaihatsu Enjo no Hyoka to sono Kadai” (Development Assistance Evaluation and Its Issues) (Joint authorship) Foundation for Advanced Studies on International Development, 2008
◆“Kokusai Kyoryoku Purojiekuto Hyoka” (International Cooperation Project Evaluation) (Joint authorship) International Development Journal, 2003
◆“Characteristics of Empowerment Evaluation and Possibility of Its Application” Japanese Journal of Evaluation Studies, Vol. 3 No.2, pp. 70-86, 2003