Study on the structure of caring in early childhood care and education

• Project/Area Number: 25510014
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: ケア学
• Research Institution: Tamagawa University
• Principal Investigator: IWATA Keiko 玉川大学, 教育学部, 教授 (80287812)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): HAYASHI Hiroko 立教女学院短期大学, 幼児教育科, 准教授 (00587347) ; UDAGAWA Kumiko 相模女子大学, 学芸学部, 准教授 (90513177)
• Project Period (FY): 2013-04-01 – 2016-03-31
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2015)
• Budget Amount: ¥5,200,000 (Direct Cost: ¥4,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,200,000); Fiscal Year 2015: ¥780,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥180,000); Fiscal Year 2014: ¥2,210,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥510,000); Fiscal Year 2013: ¥2,210,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥510,000)
• Keywords: ケアリング / 保育 / 子ども / 二人称的アプローチ / かかわりあい / モノとの対話

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study was intended to clarify the structure of caring that has emerged in the field of early childhood care and education. Caring in early childhood care and education was explored through a qualitative analysis of various episodes and theoretical considerations. The results were as follows. The base of early childhood care is the way that children learn to take care of the world through dialogues with materials. Within early childhood care and education, children's dialogues with materials consist of various processes leading to peer relationships and a learning community. There are processes of learning about the world through the second-person approach.

Research Products

• [Presentation] 子どもがケアする世界をケアする：保育の営みの二人称的転換 (2016)
  • Author(s): 林浩子・宇田川久美子・岩田恵子・佐伯胖
  • Organizer: 日本保育学会第69回大会
  • Place of Presentation: 東京学芸大学（東京都小金井市）
  • Year and Date: 2016-05-07
• [Presentation] 子どもがケアする世界をケアする：二人称的/三人称的かかわり (2015)
  • Author(s): 林浩子・宇田川久美子・岩田恵子・佐伯胖
  • Organizer: 日本保育学会第68回大会
  • Place of Presentation: 椙山女学園大学（愛知県名古屋市）
  • Year and Date: 2015-05-10
• [Presentation] Caring and dialogue between children and the world: The developmental processes of play. (2014)
  • Author(s): Iwata, K., Udagawa, K., Hayashi, H.
  • Organizer: The 4th Congress of the International Society for Cultural and Activity Research
  • Place of Presentation: Sydney Australia
  • Year and Date: 2014-09-30
• [Presentation] 子どもがケアする世界をケアする①：遊びと人的／モノ的かかわり (2014)
  • Author(s): 林浩子・宇田川久美子・岩田恵子・佐伯胖
  • Organizer: 日本保育学会第６７回大会
  • Place of Presentation: 大阪総合保育大学（大阪府）
  • Year and Date: 2014-05-18
• [Presentation] 子どもがケアする世界をケアする②：自閉傾向のある子どもと人的／モノ的かかわり (2014)
  • Author(s): 宇田川久美子・林浩子・岩田恵子・佐伯胖
  • Organizer: 日本保育学会第６７回大会
  • Place of Presentation: 大阪総合保育大学（大阪府）
  • Year and Date: 2014-05-18
• [Presentation] 子どもがケアする世界をケアする
  • Author(s): 林浩子・宇田川久美子・岩田恵子
  • Organizer: 日本保育学会第67回大会
  • Place of Presentation: 中村学園大学（福岡市）