Examination of Data-processing Methods When Observing Interactions in Infancy and Early Childhood

Research Project

Project/Area Number	60450020
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for General Scientific Research (B)
Allocation Type	Single-year Grants
Research Field	Psychology
Research Institution	University of the Sacred Heart
Principal Investigator	NOZAWA Shin (1986) University of the Sacred Heart, 文学部, 教授 (00054544) 岡宏子 (1985) 聖心女子大学, 文学部, 教授
Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha)	MUTO Takashi Ochanomizu University, 家政学部, 助教授 (40111562) KAWAKAMI Kiyobumi University of the Sacred Heart, 文学部, 助教授 (50129904)
Project Period (FY)	1985 – 1986
Project Status	Completed (Fiscal Year 1986)
Budget Amount *help	¥2,800,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,800,000) Fiscal Year 1986: ¥500,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000) Fiscal Year 1985: ¥2,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,300,000)
Keywords	Infancy and Early Childhood / Observation / データ処理
Research Abstract	Examination of Data-processing Methods When Observing Interactions in Infancy and Early Childhood This study consists of two parts. The first part is as follows; First, natural-situation relationships between mother and infant (six couples) were recorded by VTR. Second, the video tapes were checked by two observers using different methods. One method was that of recording observations by stop-watch and hand-written notes on observation sheets. The other was observations recorded by personal computer, i.e. pushing coded number keys. Contrary to our hypothesis, the numbers of data from hand-written notes were larger than those from computer records. We think very intensive training is necessary for accurate computer-recording of observations. The second part is as follows; First, theoretical frameworks based on the Markov model were critically examined to construct a more holistic and context-sensitive framework. Second, a situation of early childhood education was examined in detail, using the new framework above. Implications of these analyses were discussed.