Abstract
This paper sheds light on the figure of Aldo Leopold (1887-1948), who had articulated a vision of the Land Ethic and touches on aspects of Leopold as an educator that have until now been largely unknown in Japan. Leopold became a professor at the University of Wisconsin in the U.S. in 1933 and taught courses on game management, producing 26 graduate students by 1948. This paper explores Leopold’s stance as a faculty member who established democratic relationships with his graduate students and earned their respect and trust. It also elucidates how his courses featured unique content that could not be found elsewhere and used carefully crafted materials. Leopold’s pedagogical goal was to foster observational skills that allow individuals to consider the natural world in relation to their own experiences by going beyond developing a partial and mechanical understanding of existing knowledge and data. Educational programs in Japan have been said to be overly focused on knowledge acquisition, and it may be necessary for them to be fundamentally re-examined. Leopold’s pedagogy is one that transcends the times and various disciplines, and it may offer us many hints today in this regard.
https://ror.org/040qhpb54 
