Assessment of Community and University Cooperation in Development of a Model for Child-Rearing Support
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15592285
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Clinical nursing
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| Research Institution | Tokyo Metropolitan University (2005)
Tokyo Metropolitan University of Health Sciences (2003-2004) |
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Principal Investigator |
EMISU Fumie Tokyo Metropolitan University, Faculty of HEALTH SCIENCES, Professor, 健康福祉学部, 教授 (40185145)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
TAKAHASHI Hiroko Aichi Prefectural College of Nursing &Health, Nursing Sciences, Professor, 看護学部, 教授 (50336707)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2003 – 2005
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| Project Status |
Completed (Fiscal Year 2005)
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| Budget Amount *help |
¥3,500,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,500,000)
Fiscal Year 2005: ¥800,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000)
Fiscal Year 2004: ¥1,100,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000)
Fiscal Year 2003: ¥1,600,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,600,000)
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| Keywords | child-rearing support / univresity and community cooperation / mothers / volunteers / ボランティア活動 / 地域・大学連携 / 産後母親 / 大学生 / 地域連携 |
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| Research Abstract |
Implementation of this study's model for child-rearing support yielded the following findings :
1. New mothers need support for housework and child-raising apart from their families, from community resources. Implementing the model for child-rearing support proved to be very effective for women who had given birth to their second or later children, or to twins. The benefits were not only lighter work loads, but also the visibly energizing effect on the women of contact with volunteers visiting their homes, as well as the larger effects of building up community networks and maintaining a good oral tradition on secrets of child care.
2. The volunteers in the study were students at schools of public health or medicine. The opportunity for a first-hand look at child development and the difficulties involved in child care helped to put their studies into perspective and incorporated them into a meaningful system of community teamwork that crosses generational barriers.
3. The people of the community who participated as volunteers found it worthwhile to see children in the process of development and the strength of the mothers looking after them. Working with the students raised their appreciation of and their expectations toward the universities, the students and education in general.
4. One issue that emerged was the difficulties involved in managing communications between those conducting the study and the volunteers. We found that cell phones --with all due care given to protecting people's privacy-- work best.
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Research Products
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