JIU Josai International University
BABA Yasunori
Assistant professor
area of expertise: Housing, residential welfare, community welfare, Buddhist social welfare
Main subjects
Theory and methods of community welfare, life stage IPE, special topics on welfare society, social work seminars, social work training guidance
Research Themes and Keywords
Examination of factors related to the maintenance and continuation of new communities, the role of temples as welfare resources, human connections and residential welfare
Final academic background/degree
Rissho University Graduate School Research Social Welfare Doctoral Program / Doctorate (Social Welfare)
Affiliated academic society
Japan Society of Life Sciences, Japan Society of Social Welfare, Japan Society of Community Welfare, Japan Buddhist Social Welfare Association, Japan Association of Behavioral Metrology, Hokkaido Society of Community Welfare
Major achievements
• "Factors relating continued residency and life satisfaction among residents of elderly housing: A case study of residents of publicly funded, privately managed, service-oriented elderly housing in urban areas," Journal of Life Studies, 38, 125-134, March 2021, Japan Society for Life Studies.
- "Life in Old Age Created by Changes in Social Structure," Denenchofu Gakuen University Bulletin 15, 95-112, March 2021.
- *Dictionary of Social Welfare Studies* (contributed writing), edited by the Editorial Committee of the Japanese Society for Social Welfare, Maruzen Publishing, eBook September 2019.
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extracurricular activities
Part-time Research, Hasegawa Research for Buddhist Culture University President Joint Research Group, "Research on the History of Social Welfare Formation Chiba Prefecture"
Part-time Research, Hasegawa Research for Buddhist Culture University President Joint Research Group on "Buddhist Social Welfare Research"
Social contribution activities
Member of the Tokyo Kita Ward Housing Support Council
Chiba Togane City Elderly Health and Welfare Plan, Long-Term Care Insurance Business Plan Roundtable Committee
Social Welfare Corporation Chiba Community Life Support Center Fukuoka House Management Promotion Committee
I believe that these four years will be an irreplaceable time. Let's look at "welfare" from a new perspective together and find new "connections" that are important to you.