Table of Contents
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