Abstract
The subject of this study was professional education for the rapidly escalating social and economic demand for care, primarily due to transfiguration of the population dynamics in recent years, with emphasis laid on the principal aspects of professional education, especially in care and childcare, for which there is a brisk social demand. The present paper, furthermore, deals with discussion basically of the foundation of the human being elaborated by Waka Yamada (1879-1957), who was engaged in child care activities, as an actual case.
The case of Waka Yamada, in particular, is valuable not only for its uniqueness, but also for the novelty as compared to the present-day advanced researches. This study represents a discussion of the principles and ethical aspects of care practice through research approaches from the viewpoint of history of thought.
