Noriyuki Inoue, Ph.D. is Associate Professor at the University of San Diego. He specializes in educational psychology, action research methodology, and cognitive-developmental approaches to learning and professional development. He teaches psychological foundation of education, cognition and learning, human development, psychology of mathematical thinking, and research method courses at the University of San Diego.
His recent research focuses on the use of non-Western epistemology for professional development, Japanese lesson study, educational action research, intrinsic motivation, inquiry-based teaching, and real world problem solving. His journal articles have appeared in Learning and Instruction, Individual Differences and Learning, Journal of Education for Teaching, Mathematical Thinking and Learning, Journal of Mathematics Teacher Education, among other sources. He has served as a reviewer for several journals in learning sciences as well as a consultant for schools and universities. He is now actively involved in advancing scholarship in the areas of action research and lesson study, and is known for cross-cultural research incorporating Japanese cultural concepts and epistemology for overcoming “gridlock” situations that could arise in professional practices.
Outside his work, he is a devoted tennis player who regularly plays in USTA tennis tournaments. He and his colleagues are often seen in the university bar, chatting with his students and alumni about action research, world cultures, cognitive science, and anything that's funny over drinks.
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Noriyuki Inoue, Ph.D. is Associate Professor at the University of San Diego. He specializes in educational psychology, action research methodology, and cognitive-developmental approaches to learning and professional development. He teaches psychological foundation of education, cognition and learning, human development, psychology of mathematical thinking, and research method courses at the University of San Diego.His recent research focuses on the use of non-Western epistemology for professional development, Japanese lesson study, educational action research, intrinsic motivation, inquiry-based teaching, and real world problem solving. His journal articles have appeared in Learning and Instruction, Individual Differences and Learning, Journal of Education for Teaching, Mathematical Thinking and Learning, Journal of Mathematics Teacher Education, among other sources. He has served as a reviewer for several journals in learning sciences as well as a consultant for schools and universities. He is now actively involved in advancing scholarship in the areas of action research and lesson study, and is known for cross-cultural research incorporating Japanese cultural concepts and epistemology for overcoming “gridlock” situations that could arise in professional practices.
Outside his work, he is a devoted tennis player who regularly plays in USTA tennis tournaments. He and his colleagues are often seen in the university bar, chatting with his students and alumni about action research, world cultures, cognitive science, and anything that's funny over drinks.