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THE 5TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE · 2026

Reinterpreting Asia

Society, Culture, and Education

The 5th International Conference of Asian Qualitative Inquiry Association

Reinterpreting Asia: Society, Culture, and Education

연결되는 목소리, 함께 여는 질적 탐구 다양한 연구자가 책과 열린 문 주변에 모여 서로의 이야기를 듣고 새로운 관점을 나누는 색면 일러스트레이션 MANY VOICES. SHARED INQUIRY.
WHENNovember 20–21, 2026 · Fri–SatAll times in Korea Standard Time (KST, UTC+9)
WHERECollege of Education, Seoul National UniversityIn-person and online
LANGUAGESKorean & EnglishA meeting of qualitative inquiry across borders

REINTERPRETING ASIA, TOGETHER

New conversations.
Shared possibilities.

Across society, culture, and education, explore qualitative inquiry through postcolonial perspectives, post-qualitative research, arts-based inquiry and experiences of educational practice.

41Parallel sessions27 Korean · 14 English
3Keynotes+ 1 featured lecture
2Workshops+ 2 book talks

VOICES THAT OPEN POSSIBILITIES

Keynote conversations

Encounter new questions at the boundaries of qualitative inquiry.

Keynotes: Main Auditorium & Zoom

Patti Lather01
11.20 · 10:00–10:50 KST

Patti Lather

Professor Emerita, The Ohio State University

Cloud Gate: Becoming (Post)qualitative

About this keynote

Inspired by Chicago’s Cloud Gate, this talk considers what becomes possible in spaces of inbetweenness. Through affect theory and The Act of Killing, it explores post-qualitative inquiry as an undoing of dominant research practices. It asks what researchers must let go of, what remains, and how to remain accountable to complexity and uncertainty.

Patti Lather has taught qualitative research, feminist methodology, and gender and education at Ohio State. The author of Getting Smart and Getting Lost, she is an AERA Fellow and recipient of its Division B Lifetime Achievement Award.

Sam-Hun Park02
11.20 · 11:00–11:50 KST

Sam-Hun Park

Professor, Japanese Language Education, Konkuk University

How Should We Teach “Culture”? Focusing on “Japanese Culture”

About this keynote

Korea’s 2022 Revised National Curriculum repositioned Japanese Culture as a convergence elective for general high schools. This talk examines cultural elements in six textbooks, asking whether cultural education still remains within the framework of language teaching. It reconsiders the aims and meaning of teaching culture and the critical perspectives this work requires.

Sam-Hun Park earned his doctorate in Japanese Social and Cultural History at Kobe University. His books and translations examine Japan’s state formation, historical consciousness, the emperor system, and relations between Korea and Japan.

Christopher Kirchgasler03
11.21 · 11:10–12:10 KST

Christopher Kirchgasler

Assistant Professor, University of Wisconsin–Madison

Methods Act: Radicalizing ‘Positionality’ in Qualitative Education Research

About this keynote

This talk asks researchers to examine the positionality of their methods as well as their biographies. Drawing on postcolonial and postfoundational approaches, it considers how observations, surveys, and interviews produce educational problems and evidence. It calls for critical reflexivity toward research instruments and the sociotechnical arrangements that shape what can be seen, heard, and said.

Christopher Kirchgasler studies schooling, development, and inclusion in Kenya, Sweden, and the United States. He brings history, social theory, and science and technology studies to the technopolitics of education reform and its colonial residues.

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22 programs match · KST (UTC+9)

DAY 1November 20 · Friday

09:00–09:40

Check-in & Registration

09:40–10:00

Opening Ceremony · Opening Remarks & Welcome Address

Youngcook Jun · HunSeok Oh

10:00–10:50
Keynote AIn-person + Online

Cloud Gate: Becoming (Post)qualitative

Patti Lather (School of Educational Studies, The Ohio State University, United States)

10:50–11:00

Break

11:00–11:50
Keynote BIn-person + Online

How Should We Teach “Culture”? Focusing on “Japanese Culture”

Sam-Hun Park (Department of Japanese Language Education / Asia Contents Institute, Konkuk University, Republic of Korea)

11:50–13:00

Lunch Break

13:00–14:30
Korean Session AIn-personFocus Panel

Methodological Explorations in Post-Qualitative Inquiry

Chair: Jung-Hoon Jung (Education Research Institute, Konkuk University, Republic of Korea)
Room to be announced
  1. After the Refusal of Methodology: Understanding Post-Qualitative InquiryJung-Hoon Jung (Education Research Institute, Konkuk University, Republic of Korea)
  2. Listening without Organs: Doing Liquid Research That Makes Differences with Affirmativity and SolidarityJin-Hee Lee (Department of Early Childhood Education, Keimyung University, Republic of Korea)
  3. How Does ANT Transform Qualitative Research?Woo In Baek (Convergence Institute for Multicultural Studies, Inha University, Republic of Korea)
  4. An Autoethnography of Becoming-with as an Educator in an Online CommunityMoon-Jeong Kim (Keimyung University, Republic of Korea)
Korean Session BIn-person

Religious and Qualitative Research

Chair: Hyunchul Lee (Kosin University, Republic of Korea)
Room to be announced
  1. A Qualitative Study on the Processes of Multicultural Ministry in Korean Churches: Focusing on the Case of J Church in GimhaeAaron Bae; Hyunchul Lee (Kosin University, Republic of Korea)
  2. A Grounded Theory Study of Church School Teachers’ Ministry Experiences: The Process of Becoming a TeacherHyeong Geun Jung (Ph.D. Student in Christian Education, The Graduate School, Chongshin University, Republic of Korea)
  3. A Qualitative Study on the Experiences of Missionaries Who have Transitioned from Overseas to Domestic MinistryTae Kyung Song (Sansung Church, Republic of Korea)
  4. Between Calling and Burnout: The Necessity of a Narrative Study on Holistic Self-Care among Pastors in Small ChurchesMincheol Shin (Maeil Church, Republic of Korea)
  5. A Qualitative Study on the Post-Return Economic Self-Reliance Experiences of Migrants Participating in Local Government Support ProgramsYohan Lee (Korea Migrant House, Republic of Korea)
Korean Session COnline · Zoom

Teacher Professional Development and Dilemmas in Posthuman Curriculum and Teaching

Chair: Hee Jin Park (Maean Elementary School, Republic of Korea)
Zoom · Access information to be announced
  1. IB PYP Adoption and Curriculum Practice in a Rural Public Elementary School from a Posthuman PerspectiveMinyoung Song (Gokseong Jungang Elementary School, Republic of Korea)
  2. Elementary Teachers’ Teaching Professionalism Co-constituted with Generative AIHee Jin Park (Maean Elementary School, Republic of Korea)
  3. Development and Implementation of a Generative AI Use Model in Elementary School Creative Experiential Activities: Focusing on Career ActivitiesJinwook Jeong (Korea National University of Education, Republic of Korea)
English Session AIn-person

Postcolonial repositioning of educational and cultural notions in K12 education in the Asia-Pacific rim: Theoretical and methodological reflections

Chair: Percy Lai Yin Kwok (The Education University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China)
Room to be announced
  1. Reshaping educational leadership and research methodology from postcolonial perspectives: Readdressing new research agendasPercy Lai Yin Kwok (The Education University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China)
  2. Reshaping educational leadership and research methodology from postcolonial perspectivesWendy Hao Yi Huang (The Education University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China)
  3. Reinterpreting Teacher Education through Postcolonial Perspectives: Insights from Transnational and Transboundary Research in AsiaJennifer Cutri (Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, Australia)
  4. Educational access, pedagogical reflections and enhancing teacher agency in blended tutoring in Bangladesh’s postcolonial COVID-19 eraRafsan Mahmud (Bangladesh Open University, Bangladesh); Md Dulal Mia (Bangladesh Open University, Bangladesh)
English Session BOnline · Zoom

Institutional Knowledge, Testimony, and Social Norms: Qualitative Inquiries into Authority and Meaning-Making

Chair: Ladan Lokni (Asia Contents Institute, Konkuk University)
Zoom · Access information to be announced
  1. From Audience Traces to Public Education Decisions: A Qualitative Research Design for Hong Kong Art MuseumsJunyi Lin (Independent Researcher, Hong Kong SAR, China)
  2. Translating Safeguarding into Organizational Texts: A Qualitative Document Analysis of Reporting Architecture in a Chinese Provincial-Level Sport SchoolJianing Hu (Brock University, Canada)
  3. Survivor Testimony and Gendered Epistemic Authority in Netflix’s In the Name of God and The Echoes of SurvivorsChia-I Hou (Academy of Korean Studies, Republic of Korea)
  4. Panagbiag iti Tengnga ti Patay [Living in the Midst of Death]: Affective Routing and the Ecology of Mortuary Normalization Among Mortuary Cosmetologists in Ilocos Norte, PhilippinesJohn Natividad (Mariano Marcos State University, Philippines)
14:30–14:40

Break

14:40–16:10
Korean Session DOnline · ZoomFocus Panel

Trends in Research on the Application of Grounded Theory in the Field of Counseling Psychology

Chair: Seung-Min Park (Soongsil University, Republic of Korea)
Zoom · Access information to be announced
  1. An Analysis of the Development Process of Master Supervisors in KoreaGab-Seon Jeong (Inje University, Republic of Korea)
  2. Exploring the Counselors’ Experiences of the Alliance Rupture and Repair Process with Clients at Risk for SuicideJiyoon Seol (Seoul National University, Republic of Korea)
Korean Session EIn-personFocus Panel

Postdigital Research Methodologies: Innovations and Challenges in Educational Research

Chair: Kyungmee Lee (Department of Education, Seoul National University, Republic of Korea)
Room to be announced
  1. Postdigital phenomenology: Accessing doctoral students’ lived experiences of AI entanglementsMinseon Jeon; Kyungmee Lee (Department of Education, Seoul National University, Republic of Korea)
  2. Postdigital Mapping Interview: Navigating the 6th Graders’ YouTube AssemblagesBaekyeon Choi; Kyungmee Lee (Department of Education, Seoul National University, Republic of Korea)
  3. Who’s Afraid of EdTech? A Postdigital Exploration of Parent-Child Negotiations about Children’s EdTech Uses in Home Learning ContextsSubin Lee; Baekhyeon Choi; Kyungmee Lee (Department of Education, Seoul National University, Republic of Korea)
  4. Beyond Participation: A Postdigital Exploration of Student Voice Emergence and Validation in EdTech-Mediated ClassroomsHyunjoo Kim; Kyungmee Lee (Department of Education, Seoul National University, Republic of Korea)
  5. Teachers as Weavers: A Postdigital Exploration of Digital Transformation through Community-Based Teacher Professional DevelopmentSung Hee Lim; Kyungmee Lee (Department of Education, Seoul National University, Republic of Korea)
Korean Session FIn-person

Exploring New Directions in ISE (Interactive Student Experience) Character Education: Qualitative Research in the Korean Context

Chair: Yohan Goh (Yonsei University, Republic of Korea)
Room to be announced
  1. A Friendly Approach to Personality Education: producing podcasts and contentsEun-Sok Won (Mokwon University, Republic of Korea)
  2. Character Education and StorytellingSang Mann Jung (Samkwang Middle School, Republic of Korea)
  3. Challenges and Directions of Character Education in the Age of AISangyong Ma (Hankyong University, Republic of Korea)
  4. A Qualitative Inquiry into the Relationship between Social-Emotional Learning and Resilience as Character EducationJoohee Park (Chonnam National University, Republic of Korea)
  5. Exploring Directions for Digital Bias Education: A Relational Perspective from Character EducationSun Hyang Kwon (Seoul Soongduck Elementary School, Republic of Korea)
Korean Session GIn-person

Understanding Academic Success of East Asian Nations with Postcolonial and Transnational Perspectives

Chair: Seongho Choi (Chinju National University of Education, Republic of Korea)
Room to be announced
  1. South Korean Mothers as Enduring Learners: A Life History Study of Mothers’ Use of Shadow Education for Children’s Academic SuccessSeongho Choi (Chinju National University of Education, Republic of Korea)
  2. Reinterpreting AI-Supported Learning Culture in South Korean Elementary Science Classrooms: A Postcolonial Perspective on Culturally Embedded Mastery LearningJueun Ko (Konkuk University, Republic of Korea)
  3. Teacher Professionalism Practiced within National Curriculum and Policy: Focusing on the Success of Literacy Education in South KoreaInhwa Im (Chinju National University of Education, Republic of Korea)
  4. Beyond Academic Success: A Genealogy of Learning and Self-Cultivation in Korean Educational ContextJeong-In Lee (Busan National University of Education, Republic of Korea)
Korean Session HIn-person

Re-imagining Gyeonggi Education in Social and Technological Change

Chair: Sujung Um (Gyeonggi Institute of Education, Republic of Korea)
Room to be announced
  1. A Qualitative Study on the Patterns of Digital Media Practice Among Elementary School Students in Gyeonggi ProvinceMi-Ja Nam (Gyeonggi Institute of Education, Republic of Korea)
  2. Adolescents’ Digital Media Lives and Cultural MeaningsYunjeong Jo (Gyeonggi Institute of Education, Republic of Korea)
  3. Teaching labour, Filing it under Employment: Institutional Arrangement of Labour Rights Education and Rights that are not Claimed in Korean SchoolsJiyoung Yoon (Gyeonggi Institute of Education, Republic of Korea)
  4. A Critical Discourse Analysis of the Gyeonggi Provincial Office of Education’s Basic Academic Competency Guarantee Policy: Implications for Schools in Early Elementary GradesSoohyeon Han (Gyeonggi Institute of Education, Republic of Korea)
  5. Becoming-Teacher in AI-Mediated Classrooms: A Research-Creation Inquiry into Teacher ProfessionalismSujung Um (Gyeonggi Institute of Education, Republic of Korea)
Korean Session IIn-person

(Post)qualitative Inquiry in Early Childhood Education

Chair: Youn-Sun Lee (Pusan National University, Republic of Korea)
Room to be announced
  1. Children’s Play Practice Emerging within the Teacher’s Opening-and-Closing DuréeYounsun Lee, Minou Kim, Mingyo Jeong (Pusan National University, Republic of Korea)
  2. Creating Playcasting through the Perspectives of Young Children and Teachers: Meaning-Making with Photographic Data through PunctumTae Hee Kim; Mihyang Ryu (Dong-A University, Republic of Korea)
  3. Encounters and transformations of an infant classroom teacher through revisitng the ‘play photo books’Minji Sim (Gangseodaon Childcare Center, Republic of Korea)
  4. Becoming Kindergarten Teachers through Artistic Entanglements with Kindergarten Teacher Parody VideosBoram Lee; Hyunyi Kim; Inkyung Jun; Jeehea Baek (Keimyung University, Republic of Korea)
English Session COnline · Zoom

Bridging Knowledge across Asia: Institutional Experiences from Türkiye

Chair: Fatma Mizikaci (Ankara University, Türkiye)
Zoom · Access information to be announced
  1. From Language Education to Academic Partnership: Korean Studies at Ankara UniversityPinar Altundağ (Ankara University, Türkiye)
  2. The Development of CEFR-Based Korean Language Teaching in Türkiye: From A1–A2 Curriculum Development to the Preparation of B1–B2 ProgramsMahmut Ertan Gökmen (Ankara University, Türkiye)
  3. Ankara University Asia-Pacific Research Center (APAM): Building Academic Bridges Between Türkiye and the Asia- Pacific RegionMerthan Dündar (Ankara University, Türkiye)
16:10–16:30

Break

16:30–18:30
Workshop AIn-person

Qualitative Case Study Methodology: Theory and Practice

Speaker: Changmin Park (Chinju National University of Education, Republic of Korea)
Room to be announced

Language: Korean

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Workshop BIn-person

Understanding Data Analysis Methods for Qualitative Research

Speaker: Seongho Choi (Chinju National University of Education, Republic of Korea)
Room to be announced

Language: Korean

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Room assignments and Zoom access details are not published in the brochure. Please check subsequent association announcements. Sessions, book talks and the featured lecture in the same time slot run concurrently.

LEARN, QUESTION, AND PRACTICE

Learn together. Read together.

Continue the conversation through practical workshops and conversations around books.

Workshops · November 20

For graduate students, teachers and prospective qualitative researchers.
Fee: KRW 30,000 for conference registrants / KRW 40,000 for non-registrants.

WORKSHOP A · Nov 20, 16:30–18:30

Qualitative Case Study Methodology: Theory and Practice

Changmin Park (Chinju National University of Education, Republic of Korea)

Explore intellectual traditions, research design, proposal writing and analytical methods for qualitative case studies.

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WORKSHOP B · Nov 20, 16:30–18:30

Understanding Data Analysis Methods for Qualitative Research

Seongho Choi (Chinju National University of Education, Republic of Korea)

Understand the concepts and paradigms of qualitative data analysis and practice coding and qualitative content analysis.

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Book Talks · November 21

BOOK TALK A · Nov 21, 13:10–14:40

Theoretical and Philosophical Foundations of Social Inquiry: Who’s Afraid of Theory?

Jeong-Hee Kim (College of Education, Texas Tech University, United States)

In-person · Korean · Room to be announced

BOOK TALK B · Nov 21, 14:50–16:20

Stories from Visits to New York Art Museums: Photographic Qualitative Research

Minyoung Yang (Gwangyang High School, Republic of Korea)

In-person · Korean · Room to be announced

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