Life course patterns of career development and marriage/family formation among child care workers and their social direction and social guidance.

2021 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 15K04090
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Educational psychology
• Research Institution: Nippon Sport Science University (2017-2021); Hosen College of Childhood Education (2016); Hamamatsu Gakuin University (2015)
• Principal Investigator: Wakao Yoshinori 日本体育大学, 児童スポーツ教育学部, 教授 (70364908)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): 池谷 美衣子 東海大学, 現代教養センター, 講師 (00610247) ; 土倉 英志 法政大学, 社会学部, 准教授 (00614637)
• Project Period (FY): 2015-04-01 – 2022-03-31
• Keywords: 保育者 / ライフコース / 離職 / TEM / 結婚 / 出産

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Childcare workers often leave the workforce early, and their difficulty in balancing career development with marriage and family formation has become a problem. Therefore, the purpose of this study aimed to show the life course patterns of career development and marriage/family formation in the child-care profession and to identify the factors that influence them. We conducted interviews with 19 individuals who had worked in the child-care profession, demonstrated patterns of career development and marriage/family formation among child care workers, and identified factors that promote or hinder continuity in the child care career. In addition, we interviewed four managers in the child-care field and identified how they think about the career development of child-care workers, marriage and family formation, and what kind of support they provide to these workers.

Free Research Field

心理学

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

これまでの保育職の離職に関する研究は，離職理由や1，2年以内での早期離職の問題を主に取り上げていた。本研究では，結婚・出産離職，結婚・出産後継続，結婚せず継続，結婚せず離職など，保育職のキャリア形成，家族形成の多様なパターンを取り上げて，それぞれのパターンにおける継続及び離職の要因を明らかにして，保育職のキャリア研究に新たに示唆を与えることができた。
また，本研究は保育者が早期離職や結婚・出産退職に至る要因を明らかにした。これらの知見は保育職を継続するために求められるサポートや職場環境，制度の改善に示唆を与えることができ，保育者不足の解消に貢献することができる。