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Isao Ishii

いしい いさお

Ishii Isao

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Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1919-09-02 (Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan)
Died
2004-00-00 age 84
Nationality
Japan
Languages
Japanese

Career

Occupations
educator, university lecturer, kindergarten principal, researcher
Active Years
1937-2004

Education

Daito Bunka University (formerly Daito Bunka Institute)
Period: 1937 - 1942
Year of Graduation: 1942
Country: Japan
Graduated early due to wartime circumstances

Awards

Kikuchi Kan Prize
1989
Work: Innovative Ishii Method for Kanji Education in Early Childhood Education
Organization: Japan Literary Promotion Society
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Legacy

Isao Ishii dedicated his life to developing and promoting kanji education for young children, creating the 'Ishii Method.' Recognized for his contributions as an educator and as the head of the Early Childhood Education Research Institute at Daito Bunka University, he received the Kikuchi Kan Prize from the Japan Literary Promotion Society.