The John Dewey Society of Japan Bulletin No. 66 has been published ―Contains the academic outcomes from the 67th Annual Conference held at Soka University―

The 66th issue of the John Dewey Society of Japan Bulletin has been published. This issue features the contents of the 67th John Dewey Society of Japan Annual Conference held at Soka University last year, and is highly valued as it presents the latest research results related to Dewey research.

The issue opens with an article by Prof. Ryota Yaginuma, Director of the Society and Professor at Gifu University, titled “John Dewey and Tsunesaburo Makiguchi: Centering on Comparative Examination of their Educational Thoughts.” It examines in detail, the intersection of the educational ideology of these two, who held important views regarding the 20th-century educational ideas, evaluating the theoretical significance of Makiguchi’s pedagogy in an academic way.

Deputy Director Takao Ito (Director of the John Dewey Research Center at Soka University), who chaired the organizing committee for last year's conference, stated the following:

“Through holding the conference at Soka University, we realized that Dewey studies, Japanese educational practices, and philosophical inquiry are connected in multifaceted ways. The results are clearly reflected in this Bulletin. We hope to continue collaborating with domestic and international researchers to open up new horizons for Dewey studies.”

The lectures and symposiums featured in the Bulletin are listed below.

 

Keynote Speech and Symposium “Individuals, Dialogue, and Life - Encouraging Children's Growth”

Yusuke Ishizaka (Teacher, Horikawa Elementary School, Toyama City)
Independence and Creativity — Children Who Reflect on and Pursue Their Lives —
～ Aiming for an education that allows all children to achieve self-realization ～

Noriko Kawashima (Completed Graduate School of Teacher Education, Soka University / Teacher, Setagaya Junior High School attached to Tokyo Gakugei University)
Educational Practices at Junior High Schools in Collaboration with Museums, Zoos, and Universities

Satoshi Fukuda (Completed Graduate School of Teacher Education, Soka University / Teacher, Tokyo Soka Elementary School)
Exploring the Value of Dialogue Through P4C(Philosophy for Children) Classroom Practices

Chiharu Fujii (President of the Dewey Society of Japan, Professor at Waseda University)
Educational Practices at Horikawa Elementary School in Toyama City
— A Study on "Educational Management for Individual Development" —

 

Research Project “Dewey and Human Dignity: Commemorating the 300th Anniversary of the Birth of Kant”

Shigeki Izawa (Professor, Nagoya University)Dewey's Pragmatism and Human Dignity:
Anti-foundationalism on Human Rights and Questions Concerning Educational Theory

Takao Ito (Vice Director of IRISE, Professor at Soka University)
Dewey and Kant: On the Categorical Imperative and Human Dignity

Motoki Fujii (Associate Professor, Shizuoka University)
The Scope of the Concept of "Dignity" in Contemporary Education: Kant, Dewey, and the Subject "Public"

Shunji Ukai (Project Assistant Professor, Shizuoka University)
Need for a Speculative Methodology Regarding "Human Dignity"
— Taking Clues from Dewey's Critique of Kant —