Mikiko NISHIMURA is a Professor of Sociology of Education and International Educational Development, Director of Service-Learning Center and Chair of Education and Language Education Department at International Christian University in Tokyo, Japan. Prior to the current position, she was an Associate Specialist at Japan International Cooperation Agency, a development consultant, and an Associate Professor at Graduate School of International Cooperation Studies of Kobe University. Her primary research interests are analysis of education reforms and policies, community participation in education, gender in education, civic/community engagement and liberal arts education. She has worked extensively in education planning and research in developing countries as a development consultant and researcher. Her current research focuses on gender and community participation in schools in Kenya, Positive Deviance Study in public primary schools in Uganda, and creativity and critical thinking in Japanese higher education. Her recent publication includes Community Participation with Schools in Developing Countries: Towards Equitable and Inclusive Basic Education for All (Routledge, 2020) and Doing Liberal Arts Education: The Global Case Studies (Springer, 2019).