A Study of Ekken Kaibara’s Educational Ideas Through a childcare method and educational books in the Edo period

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  • 貝原益軒の教育思想への一考察―江戸の子育法と教育書を通して―
  • カイ ゲン エキケン ノ キョウイク シソウ エ ノ イチ コウサツ : エド ノ コソダテホウ ト キョウイクショ オ トオシテ

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This paper aims to analyze how Ekken’s educational ideas, especially “Wazokudouzikun” and“Yamatozokukun”, were acceped in the Edo society. Ekken’s educational ideas have been affected Japanese home education. In Edo period basically had been kept peace and social order. At that time, younger men maintained social order also they had played a role children to train about respect the vertical relationships and good manners. Ekken supposed that parents should learn the educational knowledge, because they greatly influence to their children. Later Ekken published lots of educational books in written kana characters for the public. His philosophy was based on confucianism as folkways in the capacity of manners and customs. It was purposed virtuous acts － “Kou” with an emphasis on Jin and Rei. He mentioned that it should be a strictly education before children work iniquity. Ekken’s theory of education plan and practice based on the growth of children got grass-root support. In additional he gave the parents a good scolding for overprotection of their children

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