Kazuo Itoga

A practitioner of education for intellectually disabled children. Born in Tottori City. Graduated from the Department of Philosophy, Faculty of Letters, Kyoto Imperial University. Worked at the Shiga Prefectural Office. Founded the Prefectural Omi Gakuen in 1946 (Showa 21), and worked hard to establish Biwako Gakuen in 1963, playing a leading and pioneering role in the welfare and education of intellectually disabled children. He had an extremely unique view of caring for and educating children with physical and mental disabilities, and his appeal to "make these children the light of the world" was a highly influential view of education that placed disabled children at the center, as well as his deep knowledge of religious thought and welfare. He is the author of works such as "Ideas for Welfare" and "Make These Children the Light of the World," and a collection of his works has also been published. He was awarded the Asahi Prize in 1963.

[Jouji Ogura]

"Thoughts on Welfare" (1968, NHK Publishing) ▽ "Collected Works of Kazuo Ito" (1982, 1983, NHK Publishing) ▽ "Making These Children the Light of the World" (1990, Hakujusha / Republished in 2003, NHK Publishing)

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知的障害児教育の実践家。鳥取市に生まれる。京都帝国大学文学部哲学科卒業。滋賀県庁に勤める。1946年（昭和21）県立近江(おうみ)学園を設立、1963年にはびわ湖学園の創設に努力、知的障害児の福祉と教育に指導的、開拓者的役割を果たした。きわめてユニークな心身障害児への養護、教育観をもち、「この子らを世の光に」という訴えは、障害児を中心に据える教育観として、またその宗教思想と福祉についての深い造詣(ぞうけい)とあわせて、強い影響力をもった。『福祉の思想』『この子らを世の光に』などの著作があり、著作集も刊行されている。1963年朝日賞受賞。

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『『福祉の思想』（1968・NHK出版）』▽『『糸賀一雄著作集』（1982、1983・NHK出版）』▽『『この子らを世の光に』（1990・柏樹社／復刊・2003・NHK出版）』

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