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This edited volume comprises empirical and theoretical research on Makiguchi Tsunesaburo's educational philosophy in various disciplines and global contexts.
The book was originally published as a special issue of
American Educational Studies.
List of contents
Foreword Daisaku Ikeda Introduction: Tsunesaburo Makiguchi: Introduction to the Man and His Ideas Jason Goulah and Andrew Gebert 1. Reading Resistance: The Record of Tsunesaburo Makiguchi’s Interrogation by Wartime Japan’s "Thought Police" Takao Ito 2. The Role of Community Studies in Makiguchian Pedagogy Andrew Gebert 3. Voice in EFL Education in a Japanese Context: Makiguchi’s Perspectives in the Concept of "Voice" Kazuma Hatano 4. Practical Implementation of Soka Education: A Dialogue with Monte Joffee Monte Joffee, Jason Goulah and Andrew Gebert 5. Makiguchi in the "Fractured Future": Value-creating and Transformative World Language Learning Jason Goulah 6. Media Review: Learning to Learn: Makiguchi as a ‘Strong Poet’ of Geography, Courage and Happiness Awad Ibrahim 7. Time Exposure Eugene F. Provenzo, Jr.
About the author
Jason Goulah is Assistant Professor and Director of Bilingual-Bicultural Education and Director of World Languages Education at DePaul University, USA. His research interests include transformative learning approaches to second and foreign language education, Makiguchi and Ikeda studies in education, and language, culture, identity and multiple literacies. His research has appeared in numerous journals and edited volumes. He was awarded the 2009 Stephen A Freeman Award from the Northeast Conference of Teachers of Foreign Languages.
Andrew Gebert was born in 1958 and currently lives in Tokyo, Japan, where he works as a translator and researcher.
Summary
This edited volume comprises empirical and theoretical research on Makiguchi Tsunesaburo’s educational philosophy in various disciplines and global contexts. The book was originally published as a special issue of American Educational Studies.
