Practical application of outdoor education to childcare teacher training program for development of self-learning ability

Research Project

Project/Area Number	25350745
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
Allocation Type	Multi-year Fund
Section	一般
Research Field	Developmental mechanisms and the body works
Research Institution	Tokoha University Junior College
Principal Investigator	ENDO Chisato 常葉大学短期大学部, その他部局等, 准教授 (90400704)
Research Collaborator	YARIMIZU Ai YAMADA Koushi TAMURA Motonobu KINOSHITA Ai
Project Period (FY)	2013-04-01 – 2016-03-31
Project Status	Completed (Fiscal Year 2015)
Budget Amount *help	¥4,940,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,140,000) Fiscal Year 2015: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000) Fiscal Year 2014: ¥2,470,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥570,000) Fiscal Year 2013: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000)
Keywords	野外教育 / 自然体験 / 学び方 / 保育者養成 / 自ら学ぶ
Outline of Final Research Achievements	In this study, we examined the meaning of outdoor education program for learners of early childhood education. Teaching methods of early childhood education was similar to the outdoor education. We used Web Mapping as a method for evaluating experience. This method could express the relation between "self", "others", "environment" and " time". The findings suggested that meaning of experiences and the value of sustained experiences. In conclusion, we could apply outdoor education to childcare teacher training program for development of self-learning ability.