Promoting professionalism in early childhood education focusing on family involvement

• Project/Area Number: 24531003
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Educaion
• Research Institution: Kobe University
• Principal Investigator: KITANO Sachiko 神戸大学, 人間発達環境学研究科, 准教授 (90309667)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): MAYUMI Mimura 広島大学, 大学院教育学研究科, 教授 (00372764) ; YOSHIDA Izumi 東京学芸大学, 教育学部, 准教授 (30335955)
• Project Period (FY): 2012-04-01 – 2015-03-31
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2014)
• Budget Amount: ¥5,200,000 (Direct Cost: ¥4,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,200,000); Fiscal Year 2014: ¥1,560,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥360,000); Fiscal Year 2013: ¥1,690,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥390,000); Fiscal Year 2012: ¥1,950,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥450,000)
• Keywords: 家庭との連携 / 保育者の専門性 / 家庭教育力 / 保育者現職研修 / 国際情報交換 / 園と家庭の連携 / 家庭教育環境 / 幼児教育

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The research shows that family involvement provides positive effects on children's development and learning. This research tried to promote the professionalism of early childhood teachers to make better partnership with parents. The study tried to develop how to share the developmentally appropriate practice in early childhood education and advocate playful learning through daily and interactive relationship with families. With thoughtful documentation parents got to understand more deeply on early childhood education. This research also developed in-service training focusing on family involvement to make better partnership with parents.

Research Products

• [Journal Article] 日本での幼稚園における家庭との連携の試み―音楽通信の活用を通して― (2014)
  • Author(s): 藤掛 絢子、北野 幸子
  • Journal Title: 国際幼児教育研究 Volume: 21 Pages: 2634-2634
  • NAID: 130008090283
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Promoting Action Research in Early Childhood Education: The case of Japan (2012)
  • Author(s): Sachiko KITANO
  • Journal Title: PECERA 13th Annual Conference Volume: 13 Pages: 22-24
• [Presentation] How can we use documents to improve better partnership wih parents in early childhood education (2014)
  • Author(s): KITANO, Sachiko
  • Organizer: The 24th European Early Childhood Education Research Association
  • Place of Presentation: Crete, Greece
  • Year and Date: 2014-09-07 – 2014-09-10
• [Presentation] How can we use documentation effectively to promote early childhood care and education in Japan (2014)
  • Author(s): KABASAWA Sanae; SAKAZAKI Takahiro; TOGASAKI Seiji; HIGASHIGUCHI Fusamasa; NAGATA Hisashi; KITANO Sachiko
  • Organizer: The 15th annual conference of the Pacific Early Childhood Education Research Associatioｎ
  • Place of Presentation: Bali, Indonesia
  • Year and Date: 2014-08-08 – 2014-08-10
• [Presentation] 家庭との連携に関する保育者の専門性－記録を中心に－ (2014)
  • Author(s): 北野 幸子
  • Organizer: 日本保育学会第67回大会
  • Place of Presentation: 大阪
  • Year and Date: 2014-05-17 – 2014-05-18
• [Presentation] 家庭との連携に関する保育者の専門性について (2013)
  • Author(s): 北野幸子
  • Organizer: 日本保育学会第64回大会
  • Place of Presentation: 中村学園大学
• [Presentation] From Child Rearing Support Service towards Families Involvment: The case of Japan (2012)
  • Author(s): Sachiko KITANO
  • Organizer: 22nd European Early Childhood Education Research Association Conference
  • Place of Presentation: Porto
• [Book] 「第六章 家庭との連携と保育者の専門性」 『教育と福祉の課題』 (2014)
  • Author(s): 北野幸子
  • Total Pages: 235
  • Publisher: 晃洋書房
• [Book] 「第6章 保育者と家庭・地域との連携に関する保育ソーシャルワーク」『保育ソーシャルワークの世界～理論と実践～』 (2014)
  • Author(s): 北野幸子
  • Total Pages: 186
  • Publisher: 晃洋書房