The Environment of Parenting of Fathers in the East Asia and the Comparing Study of Supporting Fathers

2021 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 19K02317
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Review Section: Basic Section 08030:Family and consumer sciences, and culture and living-related
• Research Institution: Osaka Kyoiku University
• Principal Investigator: KOZAKI Yasuhiro 大阪教育大学, 教育学部, 教授 (20530728)
• Project Period (FY): 2019-04-01 – 2022-03-31
• Keywords: 父親 / 父親支援 / 東アジア / ジェンダー / 国際比較

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The purpose of this study is to understand the child-rearing environment of fathers in East Asian countries and to examine ways to support them. Field surveys and interviews were conducted in Korea and Singapore, and comparisons were made with the activities and interviews of fathers in various parts of Japan. We also conducted a questionnaire survey of 300 fathers in each of the four East Asian countries (China, Taiwan, Korea, and Japan). Regarding the environment, awareness and support of fathers, the characteristics, commonalities and differences of each country were clarified.

Free Research Field

保育学

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

東アジア各国で大きく少子化の進行が見られる中、子育てにおける父親の位置付けや、子育て状況や父親自身の意識については、これまでほとんど調査対象とされてこなかった。。今回東アジアの各国と我が国の父親の状況について調査ができ、それぞれの国の特徴や差異が確認できた。またそれらの共通項や違いが明らかになったことにより、それぞれの国の文化や意識に合わせた父親支援の必要性が明確になったことは大きな意義である。