Makiguchi Tsunesaburo in the Context of Language, Identity an... - 9780367143145

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Makiguchi Tsunesaburo in the Context of Language, Identity and EducationAuthor(s): Jason Goulah\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780367143145, 978-0367143145\nSynopsis\nMakiguchi Tsunesaburo [tel] was a Japanese schoolteacher, principal, educational philosopher, and Buddhist war resister. The progenitor of the value-creating (soka) pedagogy that inspires thousands of teachers worldwide and informs the network of 15 Soka schools, universities, and a womens college across seven countries in Asia and the Americas, Makiguchi has emerged as an important figure in international education, curriculum studies, and instructional practice. Few educators in the global academy, however, know of Makiguchis extensive and lifelong work in language education. \n\nThis edited volume, including a translation of an early Makiguchi essay heretofore unavailable in English, presents theoretical and empirical analyses of Makiguchis persp.