| Budget Amount *help |
¥3,770,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥870,000)
Fiscal Year 2013: ¥780,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥180,000)
Fiscal Year 2012: ¥780,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥180,000)
Fiscal Year 2011: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000)
Fiscal Year 2010: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000)
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| Research Abstract |
The main objectives of the present study were to assess the needs and evaluate the implementation of environmental education in preschools in Japan and to explore the impact of environmental education on preschool children's psychological and physical development. The Synthetic-House-Tree-Person (drawing) method was used to collect data. The main results indicated that environmental education affects children in different ways. Its effects can be observed not only in the presence of natural objects in their drawings, but also in the use of stronger writing pressure and drawing lines, the presence of usually more than one person, and the presence of a solid base line on which the items stand. The results also suggested that environmental education may help children build stronger bodies and more realistic body images, and the ability to control their bodies more appropriately. In turn, that may contribute to raise their awareness about themselves and their surrounding environment.
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