| Budget Amount *help |
¥4,810,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,110,000)
Fiscal Year 2014: ¥780,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥180,000)
Fiscal Year 2013: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000)
Fiscal Year 2012: ¥2,600,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥600,000)
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
This study focused on nursery teachers’ work-life balance in terms of their lifestyle and the “fundamental ability of learning” in terms of quality of childcare, aiming to clarify the relationship between the two. The findings of a questionnaire survey indicated that there were discrepancies between “ideal” lives and “real” lives of the nursery teachers, and that nursery teachers who were more satisfied with their own work-life balance had a higher evaluation in their childcare practice and higher tendency to incorporate “active involvement” in the practice. Recognition of the concept of high-quality childcare was found to lead to behavioral changes that improved quality of childcare. Thus, promoting a better work-life balance of nursery teachers could contribute to fostering the “fundamental ability of learning” and facilitate improvements in the quality of childcare.
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