Special Needs Education and Perspectives on Human Value in Japan

日時： 2019年5月20日（月） 13:00～14:30

場所： 大阪大学大学院 人間科学 研究科
東館 4F 404教室

講師： Lynne Nakano 招へい教授

※この講演は英語で開催されます
※This seminar will be presented in English

This talk explores approaches to special needs education in Japan from an anthropological perspective. It considers how ideas about special needs education in Japan reflect changing interpretations of the purpose of education and the role of individuals in society. The talk covers the views of educators who established special education institutions in the early postwarperiod such as Kazuo Itogaand Kiyo Kitahara. It also considers how contemporary approaches to special needs education reflect changing beliefs about the purpose of education, the relationship of the individual and the group, and the role of individuals in society. The speaker argues that contemporary debates about special needs education in Japan reflect ongoing attempts by different sectors of society to strike a balance between the needs of the individual and the needs of society.