Daisaku Ikeda's Educational Philosophy in the Context of English Education Policy in Japan

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In this article, the author considers Daisaku Ikeda's (1928-) educational philosophy in the context of English education policies in Japan. The author begins by explicating Ikeda's concepts of wisdom versus knowledge and “society for education” (e.g., Ikeda, 200011. Ikeda, D. 2000. “Kyoiku no tame no shakai” mezashite. Tokyo , , Japan: Soka Gakkai.. View all references; Sadovnichy & Ikeda, 200223. Sadovnichy, V. A. and Ikeda, D. 2002. Atarashiki jinrui wo atarashiki sekai wo: Kyoiku to shakai wo kataru (Beyond the century: Dialogue on education and society) Tokyo , , Japan: Ushio Shuppansha.. View all references). He then suggests consideration of these concepts, if not implementation, can improve English education policies in Japan, which he problematizes because of their neoliberal purpose and goal. The author concludes that Ikeda's philosophies provide a theoretical framework for using English education to cultivate students' personality, happiness, and wisdom, which is absent in the current policies.View full textDownload full textRelated var addthis_config = { ui_cobrand: "Taylor & Francis Online", services_compact: "citeulike,netvibes,twitter,technorati,delicious,linkedin,facebook,stumbleupon,digg,google,more", pubid: "ra-4dff56cd6bb1830b" }; Add to shortlist Link Permalink http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15427587.2012.648071