Isoko Hatano

Isoko Hatano
波多野勤子
Born(1905-12-21)December 21, 1905
DiedSeptember 15, 1978(1978-09-15) (aged 72)
Academic background
Alma materJapan Women's University
Nihon University
Academic work
DisciplinePsychology
Sub-disciplineDevelopmental psychology
InstitutionsKunitachi College of Music
Toyo University

Isoko Hatano (Japanese: 波多野 勤子 Hatano Isoko; (1905-12-21)December 21, 1905 – (1978-09-15)September 15, 1978) was a Japanese 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.

Biography

Hatano 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]

Awards and honours

Hatano was honoured with Japan's Order of the Precious Crown in 1976.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "波多野 勤子". コトバンク (in Japanese). Retrieved 2019-12-16.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m McVeigh, Brian J. (2017). "Epilogue: In Retrospect: Trajectories, Alternative Routes, and the Contributions of Japanese Women Psychologists". The history of Japanese psychology : global perspectives, 1875-1950. London: Bloomsbury Academic. p. 191. ISBN 978-1-4742-8308-3. OCLC 958497577.
  3. ^ a b c d "波多野勤子". 東京パイロットクラブ (in Japanese). Retrieved 2019-12-17.
  4. ^ "波多野勤子". コトバンク (in Japanese). Retrieved 2019-12-16.
  5. ^ "Hatano, Isoko 1905-1978". WorldCat Identities. Retrieved 2019-12-15.
  6. ^ a b c MOTHER AND SON: The Wartime Correspondence by Isoko & Ichiro Hatano | Kirkus Reviews.
  7. ^ Hatano, Isoko; Hatano, Ichirô; Motono, Seiichi (2007). L'enfant d'Hiroshima: correspondance (in French). Paris: Grand caractère. ISBN 978-2-7444-0701-7. OCLC 422109040.
  8. ^ Hatano, Isoko; Hatano, Ribō (1962). Mother and son. Houghton. OCLC 987929696.
  9. ^ a b Vogel, Ezra F. (1963). "Mother and Son. By Isoko and Ichiro Hatano". The Journal of Asian Studies. 22 (2): 217. doi:10.2307/2050029. ISSN 0021-9118. JSTOR 2050029.
  10. ^ "Boyhood (1951)". IMDb. Retrieved 2019-12-15.