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Zusatztext 'This book is the most useful source of information about progressive education in Japan in the 20th Century available in English' - Robert Aspinall! Professor! Center for Global Education! Doshisha University! Kyoto Informationen zum Autor Yoko Yamasaki is Professor of Education at Mukogawa Women’s University in Japan. Hiroyuki Kuno is Associate Professor of Education at Nagoya University in Japan. Zusammenfassung This volume critically analyses continuing educational initiatives in Japan, from 1900 to the present day, with a particular focus on learner-centred and creative approaches. Chapters consider key collaborative improvements to teacher education, as well as group learning, ‘life education’, the creative arts and writing, and education for girls and women. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction: Progressivism, New Education, and cultural encounters Yoko Yamasaki 1. Origins and outline of progressive education in Japan Yoko Yamasaki 2. Integrated Learning: Takeji Kinoshita and Nara-jo Fusho Hiroyuki Kuno 3. Heiji Oikawa: Group-based dynamic teaching and curriculum reconstruction Kie Fujiwara 4. Free drawing and art education: Kanae Yamamoto and Bunka Gakuin Masayuki Haga 5. Nurturing truly free individuals through self-governing life: Motoko Hani’s Jiyu Gakuen Naoshi Kira 6. Kuniyoshi Obara’s Zenjin education at Tamagawa Gakuen Hiroyuki Sakuma 7. ‘Daily life writing’ in school: Creating alternative textbooks and culture Ayako Kawaji 8. Satoru Umene: Curriculum reform and the world history of education Akira Nakano and Yoko Yamasaki 9. Hama Omura’s Unit learning practice for Japanese classes Kanae Nishioka 10. Kinokuni Children’s Village School: Theory and practice from Dewey to Neill and Aitkenhead Yoko Yamasaki 11. Japanese New Education and continuing cultural encounters Hiroyuki Kuno ...
