Author: Elizabeth Emelue

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Elizabeth Emelue

Elizabeth Emelue is a doctoral researcher and a Lecturer in the Department of Education at the University of Bath, specialising in interdisciplinary STEM pedagogy and leadership. Her research draws on ethnographic fieldwork in Japanese Super Science High Schools to explore how teaching and learning are lived and negotiated across contexts. Alongside her research, she teaches on undergraduate and postgraduate MA TESOL programmes, supporting future educators in developing reflective and contextually responsive approaches to teaching.

Between Immersion and Isolation: Living the Field in Tokyo

A busy street crossing in central Tokyo, Japan. Pedestrians wait at the kerb beneath a large glass skyscraper bearing a colourful digital advertisement in Japanese. Yellow tactile paving lines the pavement edge. A green double-decker bus and white van are visible in the background traffic.

Upon my arrival in Tokyo as a visiting researcher, I anticipated a deep immersion in data. After all, ethnographic fieldwork requires attention and presence: extended periods of listening, observing, and trying to see what can at times feel like the鈥�

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Between Immersion and Isolation: Living the Field in Tokyo