Yōji Takikawa (滝川 洋二, 1949–) is a Japanese pedagogist and professor at the Center for Educational Research and Development, Tokai University, specializing in science education curricula. In 1986, he organized a circle for practice in science education, which has ultimately developed into a nonprofit organization named Garireo-Kōbō (literally, Galileo Studio) with Takikawa being the chairperson of trustees.
滝川 洋二
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| Born | 1949 |
| Alma mater | Saitama University Tokyo Gakugei University International Christian University |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Science education Science curricula |
| Institutions | International Christian University High School University of Tokyo Tokai University |
| Doctoral advisor | Yoshinobu Kakiuchi[1] |
Yōji Takikawa was born in Okayama prefecture[2] and studied at Tokyo Metropolitan Shinjuku High School [ja]. He graduated from the Department of Physics at the School of Science and Engineering, Saitama University in 1972.[2] After completing his master's degreeatTokyo Gakugei University in 1975, he became a teacher at International Christian University High School in 1979. Takikawa completed his doctor's degree with his doctoral thesis titled "The Process of Understanding Natural Science as Seen in Class Activities: A Case Study in Mechanics".
Takikawa visited the United Kingdom from September 1999 to August 2000.[3] He studied at a teacher's trainings course in Cambridge University. From 2006, he was a visiting professor at College of Arts and Sciences, University of Tokyo, before gaining his current position in 2010.