About me
Dr. Shintani is a professor at the Doshisha Women’s College of Liberal Arts in Kyoto, Japan and a long-time early childhood advocate and leader in their country. They have worked for ten years at a Japanese institution for early childhood educator training, where they have primarily been responsible for teaching courses on early childhood education systems and supervising practicum experiences. As early childhood education has gained increasing importance within Japan’s education system, their research has focused on collaboration between preschool and elementary education, partnerships between early childhood education settings and local communities, and approaches to inclusive early childhood education.
