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Years at Knox: 1999 to present
Education
Ph.D., Educational Leadership and Policy Studies, 2000, Indiana University.
M.Ed., Educational Foundations, 1993, University of Hawaii at Manoa.
M.A., Asian Theatre, 1982, University of Hawaii at Manoa.
B.Ed., 1978, Tokyo University of Education.
Teaching Interests
Japanese language and culture. Comparative and international education.
Recent Recognition
Awards
Philip Green Wright-Lombard College Prize for Distinguished Teaching, 2002.
Grants
ITOH Scholarship Foundation Grant for Japanese Studies, 1999-2000.
Recent Accomplishments
Publications
"Countering Hegemony through Educational Assistance: The Role of U.S. Faculty." Rethinking Hegemony, Edited by Thomas Clayton. James Nicholas Publishers, 2006.
"Adult Education in the Twenty-First Century: The Evolving Discourse." World Trends and Issues in Adult Education, 1988.
Presentations
"Master Teachers and the Development of World-Class Talent in Different Domains: A Comparative Study." (with R. Arnove) Annual Conference of the Comparative and International Education Society, 2009.
"Challenges and Hopes: Japanese Language Programs at Small Colleges." Annual ACTFL Convention, 2008.
"Japanese Living Treasures in the Arts: A Comparative Study." (with R. Arnove) Annual Conference of the Comparative and International Education Society, 2008.
"Educational Assistance and Endogenous Development in Africa: Internationalization of a Midwestern Land-Grant University's School of Agriculture." Annual Conference of the Comparative and International Education Society, 1999.
"Kosoku: School Rules and Regulations in Japan." Annual Conference of the Comparative and International Education Society, 1999.
Campus & Community Involvement
Actor, musician, and coordinator, The Road to Tokyo!, English Kabuki productions.
Panelist, "U.S.-Japan Exchange: Issues and Opportunities" at NAFSA.
Assistant Management Director, international conference, "Food Security and Governance in Africa, "Toda Institute for Global Peace and Policy Research.
Member, Comparative and International Education Society, International Society for Systems Science.
Contact
rmatsuda@knox.edu
The Knox-Sandburg Community Concert Band, Knox Wind Ensemble, and individual music students perform in concert and recital, November 13 through 17 at Knox College.
Marking the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, Elisabeth Herrmann of the University of Alberta gives the 2009 Johnson Lecture, "Mapping Germany from a Cultural Perspective Twenty Years after the Fall of the Wall," November 13 at Knox College.
Severed heads, a ghost in the well -- the Knox College Japanese Club marks Halloween by building a "Kimodameshi," which led visitors through scenes drawn from traditional Japanese ghost stories.
