Pedagogy is a basic science that constructs theories relating to the principles of education. It is the science of the practice of education to facilitate the learning and development of each person. It is also a political science that lays out the reform of schools and universities. This graduate school takes the balance and integration of these as its foundation concept and is structured according to the two departments of Department of Integrated Educational Sciences and Department of Excellence in School Education. The seven divisions Basic Theories of Education, Social Sciences in Education, Lifelong Learning Infrastructure Management, University Management and Policy, Educational Psychology, Clinical Psychology and Physical and Health Education are established in the Department of Integrated Educational Sciences. The three divisions Professional Development of Teachers, Curriculum Development and School Improvement and Educational Policy Studies are established in the Department of Excellence in School Education. Also, the Faculty of Education Attached Secondary School is established as an auxiliary research institution in addition to the Research and Development Center on School Excellence, the Center for Psychological Services and the Center for Barrier-free Education. Education and research activities are being developed based on extensive cooperation and collaboration between these institutes.
This graduate school is comparatively small-scale consisting of approximately 200 master's program students, 250 doctoral program students and less than 50 teaching staff in total. In this intimate atmosphere it is possible to immerse oneself in education and research. A great amount of cooperative project research is promoted and education research projects such as international symposiums and lectures are actively implemented.
The consideration of pedagogy includes subjects both universal to humanity and those particular to a country or culture, and so this graduate school continues to be a facility open to the world for education and research. Over 60 international students from various countries are enrolled and researchers actively participate in international exchange.
In this way, the Graduate School of Education takes an interdisciplinary approach to the issues of basic science, practical science and political science relating to the science of education and is a graduate school of integrated science that questions the practical relationship between people, society and culture.