Eisuke Saito is an assistant professor in the department of Curriculum, Teaching and Learning at the National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.

Masatsugu Murase is an educational consultant with the Azabu Institute ofEducation. Prior to that, he was a lecturer and associate professor at Shinshu University, Japan.

Atsushi Tsukui is a researcher at the International Development Center of Japan. He has also worked in Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand and the Philippines.

John Yeo is a lecturer in the department of Curriculum, Teaching and Learning at the National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.