| Research Field |
Education Law and Policy |
| Undergraduate Program |
School of Human Sciences, College of Education |
| Graduate School Program (Main) |
Education (Master's Program) |
| Graduate School Program (Sub) |
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| Research Themes |
- The minimum educational provision and learning outcomes that the state should guarantee for every child, and its policy design
- The diversification of teachers and their roles through institutionalization of homeschooling
- Theoretical and empirical research on the design and implementation of homeschooling policies
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| Publications/Major Achievements |
【Books】
- Homeschooling and Compulsory Education: Policies and Debates in the United States and Their Implications for Japan. Iwanami Shoten. (Single-authored)
- Reconsidering Public Education in Japan: Freedom, Guarantee, and Responsibility. Iwanami Shoten. (Co-authored)
【Articles】
- “Social Division and Integration in the Historical Development and Institutional Policy Framework of Homeschooling in the United States.” In Balancing Diverse Learning Opportunities and a Common Social Foundation: Insights from Homeschooling (Final Report of Grant No. 19K21799), pp.2–18, 2025.
- “Arguments on Homeschooling Policy by James Dwyer and Elizabeth Bartholet: Implications on the Content and Scope of Compulsory Education.” Special Issue of the Journal of the Japan Society for Educational System and Organization, pp.313–330, 2023.
- “School Education and Homeschooling: Various Systems of Home-based Compulsory Education in the United States” Annual Bulletin of Japan Academic Society for Educational Policy, 27, pp.25–38, 2020.
- “An analysis of the homeschooling system in Iowa: proportionality between regulations and public support.” Annual Bulletin of the Japan Educational Administration Society, 45, pp.103–119, 2019.
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| Scientific Membership |
Comparative and International Education Society
Japanese Educational Research Association
The Japan Educational Administration Society
Japan Academic Society for Educational Policy
The Japan Society for Educational System and Organization
Japanese Society for the History of Education in America
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| Social and Outreach Activity |
Board Member, Homeschool Association of Japan (July 2025–)
Expert Member, Curriculum Reform Committee, Kanagawa Institute of Educational and Cultural Research (April 2025–)
Affiliate Scholar, International Center for Home Education Research (October 2021–)
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| Related Links |
https://researchmap.jp/seiya-miyaguchi?lang=en
https://trios.tsukuba.ac.jp/en/researcher/0000005258 (Univ. of Tsukuba Researchers Information)
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