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https://doi.org/10.14943/b.edu.146.157

https://hdl.handle.net/2115/95607

Philosophy of Human Development Support by Kanzo Uchimura

英語

universal view of education

2025-06-26

Faculty of Education, Hokkaido University

Bulletin of Faculty of Education, Hokkaido University

146

157-182

In commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the founding of Hokkaido University, the life and achievements of Kanzo Uchimura (1861-1930), an outstanding scholar and a graduate of Sapporo Agricultural College (class of 1881), are discussed as“ Issues in Pedagogy Today”from the perspective of the formation of his philosophy. First, the author summarizes previous discussions of Uchimura's life and thought. And next, examines Uchimura's “Crisis of growth” (Erikson, E.H.) from the standpoint of understanding his philosophy of human development support, tracing it back to the problemsof his troubled family environment. Uchimura went to America at the age of 24 after the breakup of his first marriage and gained experience as an attendant at Elwyn's Training School for Feeble-Minded Children. This valuable experience enabled him to publish “Ruzanroku” after “Kyuanroku”, a record of six years of contemplation after his return. Through such self-reflection and self-insight, it became a record of his “own inner experience” and is considered as a historical book on education and welfare. His philosophy of human development support, based on his universal view of education, must be considered one of the "greatest legacies for coming generations”.

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