2023 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Study on the practice of nature childcare activities and its educational significance in European urban areas
| Project/Area Number |
19K02662
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Review Section |
Basic Section 09030:Childhood and nursery/pre-school education-related
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| Research Institution | Koriyama Women's Junior College |
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Principal Investigator |
Shibata Suguru 郡山女子大学短期大学部, その他部局等, 准教授 (60762218)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
後藤 みな 山形大学, 地域教育文化学部, 准教授 (10817711)
西浦 和樹 宮城学院女子大学, 教育学部, 教授 (40331863)
伊藤 哲章 宮城学院女子大学, 教育学部, 准教授 (50735256)
柴田 千賀子 仙台大学, 体育学部, 教授 (80639047)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2019-04-01 – 2024-03-31
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| Keywords | 自然保育 / 学習環境 / STEAM教育 / ウェルビーイング / 保育者研修 / 北欧保育 |
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
The purpose of this research is to clarify the educational significance of nature childcare based on surveys of five European countries. Based on this, the aim was to construct “Natural Childcare Guidelines” for domestic childcare workers. What all five countries have in common is that gardens and local natural resources are used intentionally and systematically as learning environments, and in Denmark and Finland in particular, their importance is clearly stated in the national curriculum. Furthermore, we reported that science, mathematics, art, exercise, environmental education, etc. are being practiced in the natural environment through experimental and project approaches. Using these practices as a reference, we were able to create training materials for childcare workers to raise awareness of the significance of nature as a learning environment that fosters an inquisitive mind.
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| Free Research Field |
自然保育 健康教育 比較教育
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| Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements |
ポストコロナは、子どものウェルビーイングが世界的な関心事となり、アウトドア環境は幸福度との関連や生理学的効果等、様々な観点から注目されている。しかし、国内の保育実践では未だに園庭は運動・発散する場所という狭義の認識が少なくない。エビデンスを基にアウトドアを活用した教育に取り組む国外の実践報告は、カリキュラムの再考、園庭環境の改善、地域資源の活用等を促す上で学術的な意義をなす。加えて、本研究はSTEAM教育に着目し、探求心を育む学習環境として自然の教育的意義を整理し、保育者研修教材を作成した。今後、検証と改善を繰り返し、研究成果を発信することで、自然保育の普及に大きく貢献できると期待している。
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