　４－13－23,　Karita, Sumiyoshi-ku, Osaka, 558-0011, Japan

　　　Phone: 06-6692-1882　　Fax: 06-6692-1898

　　　E-mail: webmaster@edu.osaka-c.ed.jp

URL: URL http://www.edu.osaka-c.ed.jp

　The Science Education Institute of Osaka Prefecture was founded on the initiative of the Osaka Prefectural Board of Education. In-service training for natural science teachers and educational research began.

　The Language Laboratory was installed. In-service training for English teachers began.

　The South Building opened.

　　　The Science Education Institute of Osaka was reorganized. In-service training in Japanese Language, Social Studies, Mathematics, Industrial Arts and Home-making, Information Technology, and Counseling for Handicapped Children was added.

　In-service training in Music, Fine Arts and Crafts, and Japanese Calligraphy was added.

　　　Counseling for teachers began.

　　　The Educational Planning Section began in-service training.

　The Human Rights Education Research Section began in-service training.

　The Main Building opened.

　The Science Education Institute of Osaka was reorganized and renamed "Osaka Prefectural Education Center".

　Reorganized to function as a curriculum center.

1.　To provide in-service training to teachers and staff members engaged in educational affairs in Osaka Prefecture.

2.　To conduct research on professional and technical matters in the field of education.

3.　To collect data and materials in the field of education and make this information available to educators.

4.　To provide educational counseling on personal and professional matters.

5.　To continue the development of education in Osaka Prefecture.

　 Director, Deputy Director

General Affairs Office

　　　The office is responsible for general affairs in the Center such as the administration of the budget, personnel management, and maintenance of facilities.

Department of Educational Planning and Coordination

　This department is responsible for planning and adjustment of in-service training and projects the Center conducts, and for in-service training with regard to general seminars, improving teacher performance, overall human rights,special support education and counseling.　It also gives advice on education via telephone and e-mail.

Sub-departments include :

　　・Planning and Adjustment

　　・School Management Research

　　・Human Rights Education

　　・Special Support Education

　　・Counseling

Department of Subject Studies

　 This department is mainly responsible for in-service training in the following subjects and for in-service training in the sciences and industrial skills.　It also gives advice on curriculum, and is responsible for administration and management of the "Osaka Inter-school Information Network".　In addition, Curriculum Design and Research is in charge of library sevices.

Sub-departments include : 　

　 ・Curriculum Design and Research

　　　　　General Subjects Education

　　　　Japanese Language

　　　　Foreign Languages(English)

　　　　Art

　　　　Social Studies,

　　　　Geography & History, Civics

　　　　Arithmetic, Mathematics

　　　　Health & Physical Education

　　　・Industrial and Information Education

　　　　Technical skills &　Home economics

　　　　　　　　 Home economics

　　　　　　　　　Information

　　　　　Agriculture

　　　　　　　　　 Technology

　　　　　　　　　Welfere

　　　　 ・Science 1

　　　　　　Physics

　　　　　Chemistry

　　　　・Science 2

　　　　　　 Biology

　　　　　　Earth Science

　　　 The Center holds a variety of in-service training seminars for the improvement and development of teachers' skills and teach- ing abilities. In 2006, there are to be 153 seminars of three broad types: general seminars, topic seminars, and subject seminars.

　　　　The Center also conducts research studies in various fields of education: CentralResearch, Topic Research, and Specific Research.