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1998 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary

THE VIRTICAL STUDIES OF THE BODILY DIRECTIONS OF THE EXPRESSIVE ACTIVITIES IN THE EARLY CHILDHOOD

Research Project

Project/Area Number 08680290
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Research Field 教科教育
Research InstitutionHYOGO UNIVERSITY OF TEACHER EDUCATION

Principal Investigator

MASUKAWA Tomoko  SCHOOL EDUCATION ASSOCIATE PROFFESSOR, 学校教育学部, 助教授 (50144621)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) SATO Tetsuya  SCHOOL EDUCATION ASSISTANT PROFFESSOR, 学校教育学部, 講師 (10273814)
YOKOGAWA Kazuaki  SCHOOL EDUCATION ASSOCIATE PROFFESSOR, 学校教育学部, 助教授 (50174850)
Project Period (FY) 1996 – 1998
KeywordsINFANT / EXPRESSIVE BEHAVIOR / BODY / INNER WORLD / SPACE / UP-DOWN MOVEMENT / DIRECTION
Research Abstract

To verify our hypothesis that the infant's body expresses its will, we research the following themes ;
a. The relationships between infant's bodily directions with mother's positions.
b. The direction and distance of two infants who stood opposite each other.
c. The up-down physical movements of the infant.
We found that infant's bodily actions reflect their inner feelings or inclinations.
First, we examined a lot of scenes of infant's play at which they wanted to make a relationship with their mothers 3 using the toys as the medium. As a result, we guess when infants are playing, the directions between they and their mothers reflect the inclination infants want to be related and the space sharing with their mothers at that time.
Next we observed the space compositions and the movements which infants made by their own body, and examined the expression' of the will. We find that these tendencies. The working of the will is heightened according to the approach, actions like the conversation, and sharing, on the other hand, like the scene of the quarrel or refusal, we notice the strain, sometimes the interception of the space. We conclude that infants faces a companion in the whole body, and there are the inner will.
Finally, we considered the meaning which infant's up-down physical movements was suggesting. When infants are playing. we classify their up-down movements as these, stationary conditions active movements, movements with toys. These movements give us some senses of the activity, the energies, and the exaltation We think, this is because the body up-down is expressive actions which reflects infant's inner world directly.
From these results, we guess the relations between infant's body and their inner will. This suggests that infant's body express their inner world and we must pay attentions to this kind of bodily expressions, in other word, expressive behaviors.

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All Publications (4 results)

  • [Publications] 岡部 毅: "幼児期の表現行動における身体性に関する研究" 兵庫教育大学研究紀要. 18-1. 129-134 (1998)

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  • [Publications] 名須川知子: "幼児前期の遊びにおける身体の方向性に関する研究-向かい合う空間の共有-" 兵庫教育大学幼児教育講座幼年児童教育研究紀要. 10. (1999)

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  • [Publications] TAKESHI OKABE: "THE BODILY DIRECTIONS OF THE EXPRESSIVE ACTIVITIES IN THE EARLY CHILDHOOD" HYOGO UNIVERSITY OF TEACHER EDUCATION JOURNAL. Vol.18, SER.1. 129-134 (1998)

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  • [Publications] TOMOKO NASUKAWA: "THE STUDY OF THE BODILY DIRECTIONS IN THE EARLY CHILDHOOD PLAY : SHARING THE SPACE WHICH THEY FACE EACH OTHER" JOURNAL OF EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION. Vol.10. (1999)

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Published: 1999-12-08  

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