Isoko Hatano

Born: March 31st, 1906 in Iida town, Tokyo
Died: September 15th, 1978

Education

Doctor of Literature (1956), Nihon University—Her academic dissertation was “Youji no hattatsu to katei kyouiku (The development of infants and home education)”
Graduated Tokyo Bunrika University (1936), school of psychology (Elective course)
B.A. (1927) Department of English literature, Japanese Women’s University
Gradated high school attached to the Japanese Women’s University

1927 English Instructor of Jyoshi keizai senmon gakko (Women’s economic academic career college); decided to study psychology due to the influence of Dr. Matsumoto
1928 Office bearer in Child study research center, Japan Women’s University
1937 Assistant researcher of psychology research and educational advisor of Tokyo Bunrika University (Tokyo Literature and Science University) after retiring from child research center of Japan Women’s University
1948-1957 Entered Graduate school of Japan Women’s University and became educational staff of Onshi financial group Aiiku society
1950 Her book “Syonenki (Boyhood)” was a bestseller, with more than 300,000 sold
1953 Associate professor at Toyo University
1960 Established Japan child research center and was head of the center
1963-1971 Professor of Kunitachi College of Music
1963 Established the foundation “Haha no gakuen”(Mothers’ academe) and became the head director (the academe was later renamed Hanano family school)
1964 Established social welfare corporation Japan Family Welfare Division association and became the head director

She contributed to the education of developmental psychology and child psychology.

1954 8th Mainichi syuppan bunka award for her book “Yoji no shinri (Child psychology)”
1972 Educational performance award
1976 Order of the Precious Crown, Butterfly
1977 Child Welfare Work Performance Award

Hiroshi Oizumi (2003). Nihonshinrigakusha-jiten. Tokyo: Kabushiki Kaisha Kress Shuppan.
Izumi Ogino, (1983). Haraguchi Tsuruko-Jyosei- shinrigakusya- no- senku. Nagano: Kabushiki Kaisha Ginga Shobo.