2013 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

"Circle," "Growth," and "Freedom" in Henry Thoreau's Educational Philosophy

Research Project

Project/Area Number	23520316
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
Allocation Type	Multi-year Fund
Section	一般
Research Field	Literature in English
Research Institution	Iwate Medical University
Principal Investigator	ONO Michiko 岩手医科大学, 共通教育センター, 准教授 (20326698)
Project Period (FY)	2011 – 2013
Keywords	ソローの教育哲学 / 自然 / 成長 / 自由
Research Abstract	As the result of my study on Thoreau's educational philosophy during the past three years, I wrote and published three papers: "Thoreau as Seen by Louisa May Alcott" in Japanese, "Thoreau and Freedom" in English, and "The Significance of the Cycle of the Seasons in Relation to 'Growth'" in Japanese. These papers are included in the collections of academic papers published by the societies to which I belong: The Thoreau Society of Japan and The American Literature Society of Japan in Tohoku. Also, I published a book in English titled Henry D. Thoreau: His Educational Philosophy and Observation of Nature. This was published from Otowa-shobo Tsurumi-shoten in 2013. It has five parts: Prologue, Thoreau as Teacher and His Personality, Thoreau's Views on Nature and Art, Thoreau's Views on the Seasons, and Epilogue. It focuses on how his views on education are influenced by his observations of nature and how he valued adult education as well as teaching his students.

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