Symposiasts' Responses

Abstract

This paper consists of the two symposiasts' responses to the discussant. First, Uegatani argued that his proposal, a model of “individually developing theory and practice,” was valid, though the discussant Watanabe criticized his interpretation of Ryle's theory. Nevertheless, he concluded again that researchers should elaborate their theories based on practical knowledge, and practitioners should elaborate their practices based on theoretical knowledge. This is a significant way of keeping their critical attitude toward themselves and developing a good relationship between theory and practice. Section 2 is a response from Minamiura. In particular, in response to Watanabe's question about the “cultural commonalities and differences between the practice research of the ‘socio-cultural approach’ and the practice record,” he pointed out the structure of the socio-cultural approach that has not penetrated the subject pedagogy. Also, he discussed the prospects of the approach while grasping the viewpoint that the socio-cultural approach has value as research.