Daisaku Ikeda, Language and Education

This edited volume comprises empirical and theoretical research on Daisaku Ikeda's philosophy and practice of language and education. It is the first such book on Ikeda, who has emerged as an important figure in international education in the U.S., Japan, Brazil, Korea, Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong, India, and China.
This book was originally published as a special issue of Critical Inquiry in Language Studies.

Jason Goulah is Assistant Professor of Bilingual-Bicultural Education and Director of the Institute for Daisaku Ideka Studies at DePaul University, Chicago, Illinois, USA. His research interests include transformative learning approaches to second and foreign language education, Makiguchi and Ikeda studies in education, language, culture, identity and multiple literacies. His research has appeared in numerous journals and edited volumes. He was awarded the 2009 Stephen A Freeman Award from the Northeast Conference of Teachers of Foreign Languages.

1. Daisaku Ikeda and Language: An Introduction Jason Goulah 2. Daisaku Ikeda and the Culture of Translation Andrew Gebert 3. A Moral Cosmopolitan Perspective on Language Education Gonzalo Obelleiro 4. Realizing Daisaku Ikeda's Educational Philosophy Through Language Learning and Study Abroad: A Critical Instrumental Case Study Jason Goulah 5. Ikeda Research in China and Taiwan: Critical Analysis of the Chinese Language Literature Nozomi Inukai 6. Daisaku Ikeda's Educational Philosophy in the Context of English Education Policy in Japan Kazuma Hatano 7. Daisaku Ikeda's Philosophy of Soka Education in Practice: A Narrative Analysis of Culturally Specific Language Julie T. Nagashima 8. Media Review: Soka Education: For the Happiness of the Individual Sonia Nieto