Miki Takasuna
Biographic Data
| ID | 4095787 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Miki Takasuna |
| GIVEN NAMES | Miki |
| FAMILY NAME | Takasuna |
| SIGNATURE | TAKASUNA M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Tokyo International University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 8 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 8 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2005 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
The First Generation of Japanese Women Psychologists
The purpose of this study was to characterize the first Japanese women psychologists, pre-WWII, as identified by their published work in psychological journals and by their conference presentations at meetings of the Japanese Psychological Association. From my archival survey, I collected data on the education levels, degrees, marital status, and careers of eight women. Three earned PhDs from US universities; five earned BAs from national public …
Japanese Participants at International Congress of Psychology Pre‐WWII
In the present paper, the early contribution of Japanese psychologists at the International Congress of Psychology (ICP) was evaluated after scrutinizing every formal ICP report. From the 11 ICPs held prior to WWII, 25 Japanese names were registered. Among them, 18 Japanese participated, though only six presented. The first two participants, while not degreed psychologists, did present, and this suggests that by the end of the 19th century, Japan…
CIE Libraries Supporting the Development of Psychology During the Allied Occupation in Japan (1945–1952)
During the A llied occupation of J apan after the S econd W orld W ar, the C ivil I nformation and E ducational Section ( CIE ) L ibraries played an important role in providing new foreign books and journals in the field of psychology. This paper first gives an overview of the history of psychology in J apan around the time of the S econd W orld W ar. Subsequently, important excerpts from an oral history with Japanese psychologists are presented.…
History of “History of Psychology” in Japan
Only a few Japanese psychologists have been interested in the history of psychology. The historiography—or the methodology of historical description—for the history of psychology has been ignored. Moreover, chairs for professors, academic journals, academic meetings, and an archive of the history of psychology remain to be established. In this paper, the history of the “history of psychology” in Japan is explored. This academic sub‐discipline has…
The Fukurai affair
The history of psychology in Japan from the late 19th century until the first half of the 20th century did not follow a smooth course. After the first psychological laboratory was established at Tokyo Imperial University in 1903, psychology in Japan developed as individual specialties until the Japanese Psychological Association was established in 1927. During that time, Tomokichi Fukurai, an associate professor at Tokyo Imperial University, beca…
What Was Not Discussed
Proliferation of Western Methodological Thought in Psychology in Japan
Six researchers’ contributions to comparative psychology in Japan
The field of comparative psychology (also called animal psychology) in Japan, as it developed from 1900 to 1945, is reviewed. After evaluating more than 100 research papers (including short abstracts), six researchers were selected as examples of typical Japanese comparative psychologists in approximately the first half of the 20th century. The chosen researchers, K. Masuda, R. Kuroda, S. Kanda, J. G. Yoshioka, S. Takagi, and T. Takemasa, for the…
The Fukurai affair
The history of psychology in Japan from the late 19th century until the first half of the 20th century did not follow a smooth course. After the first psychological laboratory was established at Tokyo Imperial University in 1903, psychology in Japan developed as individual specialties until the Japanese Psychological Association was established in 1927. During that time, Tomokichi Fukurai, an associate professor at Tokyo Imperial University, beca…
Proliferation of Western Methodological Thought in Psychology in Japan
What Was Not Discussed
Six researchers’ contributions to comparative psychology in Japan
The field of comparative psychology (also called animal psychology) in Japan, as it developed from 1900 to 1945, is reviewed. After evaluating more than 100 research papers (including short abstracts), six researchers were selected as examples of typical Japanese comparative psychologists in approximately the first half of the 20th century. The chosen researchers, K. Masuda, R. Kuroda, S. Kanda, J. G. Yoshioka, S. Takagi, and T. Takemasa, for the…
What Was Not Discussed
Proliferation of Western Methodological Thought in Psychology in Japan
The Fukurai affair
The history of psychology in Japan from the late 19th century until the first half of the 20th century did not follow a smooth course. After the first psychological laboratory was established at Tokyo Imperial University in 1903, psychology in Japan developed as individual specialties until the Japanese Psychological Association was established in 1927. During that time, Tomokichi Fukurai, an associate professor at Tokyo Imperial University, beca…
Japanese Participants at International Congress of Psychology Pre‐WWII
In the present paper, the early contribution of Japanese psychologists at the International Congress of Psychology (ICP) was evaluated after scrutinizing every formal ICP report. From the 11 ICPs held prior to WWII, 25 Japanese names were registered. Among them, 18 Japanese participated, though only six presented. The first two participants, while not degreed psychologists, did present, and this suggests that by the end of the 19th century, Japan…
CIE Libraries Supporting the Development of Psychology During the Allied Occupation in Japan (1945–1952)
During the A llied occupation of J apan after the S econd W orld W ar, the C ivil I nformation and E ducational Section ( CIE ) L ibraries played an important role in providing new foreign books and journals in the field of psychology. This paper first gives an overview of the history of psychology in J apan around the time of the S econd W orld W ar. Subsequently, important excerpts from an oral history with Japanese psychologists are presented.…
History of “History of Psychology” in Japan
Only a few Japanese psychologists have been interested in the history of psychology. The historiography—or the methodology of historical description—for the history of psychology has been ignored. Moreover, chairs for professors, academic journals, academic meetings, and an archive of the history of psychology remain to be established. In this paper, the history of the “history of psychology” in Japan is explored. This academic sub‐discipline has…
The First Generation of Japanese Women Psychologists
The purpose of this study was to characterize the first Japanese women psychologists, pre-WWII, as identified by their published work in psychological journals and by their conference presentations at meetings of the Japanese Psychological Association. From my archival survey, I collected data on the education levels, degrees, marital status, and careers of eight women. Three earned PhDs from US universities; five earned BAs from national public …
Academic and Historical Perspectives in Psychology (8 works) · Psychology (8 works) · History of psychology (5 works) · Political science (5 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Asian psychology (4 works) · History (4 works) · Law (4 works) · Psychoanalysis (4 works) · Social Representations and Identity (4 works)