Shintaro Abe

Main subjects

Consumer Life and Administration, Fundamentals of Macroeconomics, Social Studies Education Act I-IV, Civics Education Act I-II

Research theme/keyword

Principles of consumer education, international comparative analysis of economic and financial literacy, consumer education and economics education in social studies and civics education

Final academic background/degree

Graduate School of Education, Waseda University

licence · Qualification

Junior High School Teacher's License (Social Studies), Senior High School Teacher's Certificate (Citizens), Second-Class Senior High School Teacher's License (Social Studies)

Affiliated academic society

Japan Society of Consumer Education, Japan Society of Economic Education, Japan Society of Social Studies Education, Japan Society of Civic Education

Major achievements

Financial Literacy among Japanese University Students: Current State and Issues (co-author, Fast Author, Journal of Josai International University Vol. 30, No. 1, pp. 41-51, March 2022). Comparative Analysis" Asia Pacific Studies No.35 (Graduate School of Asia Pacific Studies, Waseda University), pp.173-187, Single Author (Refereed), March 2019, "Perspectives of Efficiency/Fairness and Consumer Education" Volume (Japan Association for Consumer Education), pp.1-10, Single Author (Refereed), September 2015, "New Consumer Education 2nd Edition: Thinking about Future Consumer Life" (Keio University Press, Contributor, 2019)

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extracurricular activities

Vice President of Japan Association for Consumer Education, Director of Economic Education Association, Councilor of Management Association (Former Vice Chancellor), Auditor of Economic Education Network

Social contribution activities

Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Courses of Study for Senior High Schools (Announced in 2018) Civics, Politics and Economics "Cooperator of Professional Work Necessary for Examination of Improvements to Courses of Study, etc.", Japanese Institute of Certified Public Accountants Secondary Education Teaching Materials Editorial Committee Committee member (“Utilization of Accounting Information” class support package, 2022), Financial Literacy Promotion Committee member, “The Guide to Financial Literacy Revised Edition” (creating teaching materials for university students, 2016)