Isoko Hatano | |
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波多野勤子 | |
Born | December 21, 1905 |
Died | September 15, 1978 | (aged 72)
Academic background | |
Alma mater |
Japan Women's University Nihon University |
Academic work | |
Discipline | Psychology |
Sub-discipline | Developmental psychology |
Institutions |
Kunitachi College of Music Toyo University |
Isoko Hatano (Japanese: 波多野 勤子 Hatano Isoko; developmental psychologist and writer. Her 1951 book, Shōnenki, was a national bestseller that was adapted into a feature film. She was awarded the Order of the Precious Crown in 1976.
December 21, 1905 – September 15, 1978) was a JapaneseHatano was born in Tokyo, Japan, in 1905. [1] In 1927, she completed a degree in English from Japan Women's University. [1] [2] From 1928 to 1937, she studied child psychology at the Child Research Institute at Japan Women's University. [2] She worked as an assistant researcher in psychology and an educational counsellor at Tokyo Bunrika University (now the University of Tsukuba). [1] [2] In 1948, she enrolled as a graduate student at Nihon University. [2] She earned her PhD in psychology in 1956. [1] Her dissertation was titled The Development of Infants and Home Education. [2]
Hatano worked as a professor at the Kunitachi College of Music and Toyo University. [1] [3] In 1960, she established the Japan Child Research Institute. [2] She founded Hatano Family School in 1963. [4] [3] In 1964, she founded the Japan Family Welfare Association. [2] Her husband, Hatano Kanji (波多野 完治), was also a psychologist. [1] [3]
Hatano was the celebrated author of a number of books. [2] [5] She published, in succession, 赤ちゃんの心理 (Psychology of Babies), 幼児の心理 (Psychology of Infants), 小学生の心理 (Psychology of Elementary School Students), and 中学生の心理 (Psychology of Junior High School Students). [1] 幼児の心理 (Psychology of Infants) won the Mainichi Publishing Award. [1] [2] [3]
Her 1950 book, Shōnenki, was a national bestseller, [1] [6] with over 300,000 copies sold. [2] It was translated into French (L'Enfant d'Hiroshima) [7] and English (Mother and Son). [6] [8] [9] The book features letters exchanged between Hatano and her son, Ichiro, between 1944 and 1948. [6] [9] It was adapted into a 1951 movie by director Keisuke Kinoshita. [2] [10]
She died in 1978 at the age of 72. [1] [2]
Hatano was honoured with Japan's Order of the Precious Crown in 1976. [2]
Isoko Hatano | |
---|---|
波多野勤子 | |
Born | December 21, 1905 |
Died | September 15, 1978 | (aged 72)
Academic background | |
Alma mater |
Japan Women's University Nihon University |
Academic work | |
Discipline | Psychology |
Sub-discipline | Developmental psychology |
Institutions |
Kunitachi College of Music Toyo University |
Isoko Hatano (Japanese: 波多野 勤子 Hatano Isoko; developmental psychologist and writer. Her 1951 book, Shōnenki, was a national bestseller that was adapted into a feature film. She was awarded the Order of the Precious Crown in 1976.
December 21, 1905 – September 15, 1978) was a JapaneseHatano was born in Tokyo, Japan, in 1905. [1] In 1927, she completed a degree in English from Japan Women's University. [1] [2] From 1928 to 1937, she studied child psychology at the Child Research Institute at Japan Women's University. [2] She worked as an assistant researcher in psychology and an educational counsellor at Tokyo Bunrika University (now the University of Tsukuba). [1] [2] In 1948, she enrolled as a graduate student at Nihon University. [2] She earned her PhD in psychology in 1956. [1] Her dissertation was titled The Development of Infants and Home Education. [2]
Hatano worked as a professor at the Kunitachi College of Music and Toyo University. [1] [3] In 1960, she established the Japan Child Research Institute. [2] She founded Hatano Family School in 1963. [4] [3] In 1964, she founded the Japan Family Welfare Association. [2] Her husband, Hatano Kanji (波多野 完治), was also a psychologist. [1] [3]
Hatano was the celebrated author of a number of books. [2] [5] She published, in succession, 赤ちゃんの心理 (Psychology of Babies), 幼児の心理 (Psychology of Infants), 小学生の心理 (Psychology of Elementary School Students), and 中学生の心理 (Psychology of Junior High School Students). [1] 幼児の心理 (Psychology of Infants) won the Mainichi Publishing Award. [1] [2] [3]
Her 1950 book, Shōnenki, was a national bestseller, [1] [6] with over 300,000 copies sold. [2] It was translated into French (L'Enfant d'Hiroshima) [7] and English (Mother and Son). [6] [8] [9] The book features letters exchanged between Hatano and her son, Ichiro, between 1944 and 1948. [6] [9] It was adapted into a 1951 movie by director Keisuke Kinoshita. [2] [10]
She died in 1978 at the age of 72. [1] [2]
Hatano was honoured with Japan's Order of the Precious Crown in 1976. [2]