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Misrepresentation of the Educational Views of John Dewey in the Japanese Colonial Occupation

John Dewey was an American philosopher and educator whose writing and teachings have had profound influences on the educational practice The educational Views of Dewey condensed into life-centered and child-centered education. Dewey often stated that education is life -not a mere preparation for an unknown kind of future living For this reason, his philosophy of education was focused on learning by doing rather than rote learning and dogmatic instruction. By the way, in the same time of Dewey, Japan pursued the most heinous policy of obliterating the nationality of the Koreans during its military aggression and subsequent 40-odd years of occupation over Korea During colonial times. education was viewed mostly as vocational Japanese occupationers worked out a way to support their colonial policy by Deweyan vistas Without question, tins attempt deformed Dewey's educational views seriously. The concept of "education is life" and "learning by doing" of Dewey was misused in the colonial contexts Japanese occupationers forcibly drafted Korean students and forced them compulsory heavy labour These bitter experiences acted negatively on the relation of Dewey and Korean education after the independence day of Korea.